MSU fifth-year senior tight end Josiah Price was slated as a semifinalist for the 2016 Wuerffel Trophy which is awarded to the “Football Bowl Subdivision player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.”
State News football beat writer Nathaniel Bott breaks down MSU’s game plan and what to expect from Illinois this Saturday, as well as lists injury updates and gives his prediction for the contest.
The MSU football depth chart has been full of surprises all season long with changes being made at nearly every position. The one constant on head coach Mark Dantonio’s depth chart has been the running back position, where three co-starters have remained since week one –– sophomores L.J. Scott and Madre London as well as junior Gerald Holmes.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio is still searching for the answers to his team’s 2-6 record.
State News football writer Stephen Olschanski rants about MSU's picking and choosing when to show up in the wake of an improved performance against Michigan.
Facing fourth and goal from the two-yard line MSU called its fourth run play in a row. And just like the first three, the last LJ Scott run ended with him spilled to the turf well short of the end zone.
Redshirt-freshman quarterback Brian Lewerke, who started two games and has appeared in four total for MSU, will miss the remainder of the season with a broken tibia.
Playing into how the loss against the University of Michigan went Saturday, the lights above head coach Mark Dantonio shut off during his post-game press conference.
The MSU football team (2-6, 0-5 Big Ten) dropped their sixth straight loss –– this one arguably the most devastating as No. 2 Michigan (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) came into Spartan Stadium and left with a 32-23 victory, taking the Paul Bunyan trophy back to Ann Arbor with them.
The State News football beat writers break down MSU's 32-23 loss to No. 2 U-M.
An early afternoon kickoff awaited for the MSU Spartans (2-5, 0-4 Big Ten) and the University of Michigan Wolverines (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) in the battle for the Paul Bunyan trophy.
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The MSU football team (2-5, 0-4 Big Ten) will face their toughest challenge of the year when they welcome No. 2 University of Michigan (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) into Spartan Stadium for the biggest game the Spartans will play this season.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski talk MSU football's game with rival Michigan, the Cubs' World Series chances at Wrigley Field and do the picks with guest Connor Clark.
Fifth-year senior linebacker Riley Bullough, with the weight of four straight losses, stepped onto the field at Maryland Stadium with energy. Just over ten minutes after kickoff, he was gone, tossed from the field for targeting — unfazed.
MSU football takes on No. 2 University of Michigan at noon Saturday at Spartan Stadium. MSU, (2-5, 0-4) comes into the game a nearly 24-point underdog to the Wolverines who’ve racked up a 7-0 record overall and a 4-0 record in the Big Ten.
I’ve been to Michigan State a handful of times in my life, and it’s really not a terrible place.
Whether the odds were in their favor or not, the Spartan army of ancient Greece would back down to no challenge.
Staring down the opportunity to drop his sixth straight game, Mark Dantonio previewed MSU football’s matchup with University of Michigan, set for Saturday at noon.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski talk with longtime MSU sports writer Jack Ebling about his new book, MSU's chances against Michigan and a little MSU basketball preview.