The hope of a midseason revival for the 2-4 MSU Spartans was probably out of reach before their homecoming bout with Northwestern.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski discuss MSU football's loss to Northwestern and why the team won't be beat Michigan and the changes that need to be made.
The only sign of life inside MSU football came from the overly stressed co defensive coordinator.
There are no easy answers for MSU's defense. No simple tweaks, no unburden-some adjustments. If it's technique, it's fixed by experience.
For the first time in Mark Dantonio’s head coaching career, a team under his leadership has lost four straight games.
The State News football beat writers break down MSU's 54-40 homecoming loss to the Northwestern University Wildcats. MSU now drops to a 2-4 overall record and 0-3 conference record. MSU has now lost four-straight and the Spartans are also in the midst of a three-game losing streak in the Big Ten, the longest under head coach Mark Dantonio.
Homecoming weekend in East Lansing was capped of with what MSU head coach Mark Dantonio called a “must-win” football game against Northwestern.
Spartan Stadium filled up quickly with fans and cheers as redshirt-freshman Brian Lewerke walked onto the field to take command of the offense for the Spartans first offensive drive. A game of scores and responses resulted in Lewerke and the Spartans trailing Northwestern 19-17 at halftime of MSU’s homecoming game.
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.