Follow along with The State News football writers, Stephen Olschanski and Nathaniel Bott as they cover MSU football's matchup with Northwestern.
The State News football beat writers Nathaniel Bott and Stephen Olschanski discuss the college football matchup between Northwestern (2-3 overall record, 1-1 Big Ten) and MSU (2-3 overall, 0-2 Big Ten). The Spartans are looking to snap a three-game losing streak and shake up play calling in the midst of a quarterback controversy.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski put MSU on alert as the Spartans are no sure favorites against Northwestern.
The MSU football team and head coach Mark Dantonio will be looking to snap a three game losing streak––something that has happened two other times at MSU under Dantonio––against the Northwestern University Wildcats on homecoming weekend.
If it weren’t for a 10-10 tie on a cloudy and biting November day in 1966, the seven men sitting in the front of 101 Conrad Hall wouldn’t be here.
MSU football is having its roughest stretch since 2012, when MSU won their last regular season game to become bowl eligible. But, at the same time, they won that bowl game with former quarterback Connor Cook entering the game and leading MSU to victory, paving the way for his future success.
MSU football’s pass rush has been next to non-existent, only garnering a total of five sacks throughout their first five games. Players like junior Malik McDowell, a preseason All-American and senior Demetrius Cooper, whose five and a half sacks last season were supposed to translate to more production, have failed to get to the quarterback.
For the last nine seasons, save 2012, the Spartans have found themselves the benefactors of the game's highest cliche, inches.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio left his post game press conference following the Spartans loss to BYU last Saturday. On Tuesday, he addressed a number of those issues, including a possible quarterback controversy.
Fifth-year senior quarterback Tyler O’Connor took the podium in the media center of Spartan Stadium with the look that comes after three straight losses — he wasn’t happy. But even after being yanked in the fourth quarter in favor of junior quarterback Damion Terry, he kept his poise.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski break down MSU football's loss to BYU and the road ahead for the program.
The MSU football team (2-3 overall record, 0-2 Big Ten record) lost their third straight game of the season to the BYU Cougars (3-3 overall, Independent) in a non-conference tilt sandwiched between Big Ten season.
In its last two home games, MSU football has mustered 20 points. A meager six against Wisconsin and 14 points against 109th ranked pass defense in the country BYU.
The State News football beat writers Nathaniel Bott and Stephen Olschanski break down MSU's 31-14 loss to BYU. MSU now has a 2-3 overall record on the season.
On a blustery afternoon in East Lansing, Mich., fans at Spartan Stadium saw MSU return home for a non-conference tussle against the BYU Cougars. The Spartans couldn’t overcome the injuries on defense and dropped their third straight game by a score of 31-14.
MSU (2-2, 0-2 Big Ten) returned home following a loss to Indiana and was greeted in a nonconference affair with BYU (2-3, Independent). At the half, MSU leads the Cougars carried through the half by defensive stops and an impressive first drive. That first drive saw the Spartans execute 15 plays and take 7:03 of the clock, the longest drive numbers of the season for MSU in those categories.
Follow along with The State News football writers in the live blog as they cover MSU vs. BYU. Send them your questions and comments about today's game.
On Saturday, the MSU football team will look to snap a two-game losing streak against the BYU Cougars at Spartan Stadium. Midfield will display a number six in honor of Mylan Hicks. At the last home game against Wisconsin, the helmet donned the number three for Mike Sadler.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio addressed some of the issues he talked about following the loss to Indiana last Saturday, starting with the offensive line. Dantonio shuffled around some pieces to make the unit hopefully more concise to protect senior quarterback Tyler O’Connor and open up holes for a running game that has struggled since its 260-yard explosion against Notre Dame.
Middle linebacker Shane Jones, recently named a starter in place of injured Riley Bullough, got up and walked behind the cameraman interviewing Tyler Higby.