Southern Cal. Louisiana State. West Virginia. Texas. Michigan. Florida. Wisconsin. Oklahoma. Virginia Tech. Louisville. Ohio State. California. Georgia. UCLA. Tennessee. All these teams have one thing in common — they comprised the first 15 slots of the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll. All but one have a loss.
Check out how our Spartans match up to the No. 1-ranked (for now, anyway) Ohio State Buckeyes.
Here’s what the prognosticators have to say about the upcoming Big Ten football showdowns.
Parity has finally hit the college football scene in all aspects.
Players, coaches and fans of the MSU women’s basketball team are ready to replace the bitter taste in their mouths, left from last season’s sudden coaching shake-up, with the sweet taste of victory under new leadership and a fresh start.
After six months of waiting, the 2007 national championship banner will finally be unveiled at Munn Ice Arena.
At this time last year the MSU men’s basketball team was in unfamiliar territory. With three stars gone to the NBA and only 30 percent of its offense returning, the Spartans were looking to find a leader and the preseason predictions were not high.
A couple of quick first half goals aided the MSU men’s soccer team in its 2-1 win over Oakland University at Old College Field Wednesday, its third straight victory.
Freshman midfielder Spencer Thompson woke up last Monday as an MSU freshman midfielder with no goals to his name.
Heading into the 2007 season, the MSU women’s soccer team was convinced it was not only good enough to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament but also that it could contend to win the tournament.
Following Saturday’s 6-0 loss to No. 1 North Dakota, the MSU hockey team is moving forward.
Junior running back Javon Ringer was named co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Monday for his performance in MSU’s 52-27 victory over Indiana this past Saturday.
With Spartan Stadium lit for the season’s only home night game Saturday, the Spartans lit up the field with their play in MSU’s 52-27 Homecoming victory over Indiana, snapping a two-game losing streak.
There were no ghoulish costumes, ceiling entrance, or camouflage on hand at Munn Ice Arena on Friday night — only 14 Spartan warriors entering their battlefield in anticipation for the official start of the college basketball season.
When he dropped back to pass from his own 21-yard line, Indiana quarterback Kellen Lewis had no idea it was coming. Senior defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic swooped behind him, wrapping one arm around him for the sack while using his other arm to swat the ball out of his hands.
Things didn’t go quite as expected Sunday at Old College Field. Many, including MSU men’s soccer coach Joe Baum, expected the game between MSU and No. 21 Michigan to be a one-goal affair.
Nobody envisioned the MSU hockey team opening the season like this. Simply put, North Dakota was the better team Saturday night.
MSU’s shutout against No. 21 Michigan on Sunday was its second straight blanking over a ranked team — a fact that MSU head coach Joe Baum said he’s thrilled about.
There have been two-gallon containers of Planters cashews that are less nutty than this college football season. It seems that there is a new No. 1-ranked team every week.
Here’s the breakdown on how Spartans and the Hoosiers match up.