At this point in the season, records aren’t going to say it all. The Spartans come out of the nonconference schedule 4-0, but face it, the competition hasn’t been exactly stiff. Their toughest opponent was Pittsburgh, and they’ve been here before, only to collapse for the remainder of the season. So here’s how the Spartans look heading into their Big Ten conference schedule.
Junior quarterback Brian Hoyer is the first to admit he took some risks against Notre Dame on Saturday. He took a risk throwing a bomb downfield to junior wide receiver Devin Thomas, only to have his pass intercepted in the end zone.
A winless MSU team heads to Wisconsin on Saturday to take on the undefeated Badgers as it opens Big Ten play.
The Heisman Trophy is awarded each season to college football’s most outstanding player. Seven candidates currently lead the nation, but the trophy isn’t won four weeks into the season.
The MSU women’s tennis team is gearing up for what it hopes to be a successful weekend at the Spartan Invitational.
As senior goalkeeper Nicole Galas approaches MSU’s career shutout record, she not only gets satisfaction from not the numbers she’s putting up, but how those numbers contribute to her team’s success.
After a 5-2-1 start in the non-conference season, the MSU women’s soccer team heads into the Big Ten schedule comfortable with whatever kind of game it might come across.
The MSU men’s soccer team has been hit with its first dose of bad news this season.
MSU head coach Rick Comley is not a fan of the way the CCHA schedules its games.
No matter who you ask, the expectations are high for the MSU hockey team this season — but depending on who you ask, opinions slightly differ.
Hang on folks, I’m pulling the emergency break. It’s now safe for everyone to jump off the Detroit Lions bandwagon — don’t crowd, one at a time will do.
Senior offensive lineman Mike Gyetvai had never played guard until last week but that didn’t stop him from doing what head coach Mark Dantonio called “a tremendous job” against Notre Dame.
Notre Dame football head coach Charlie Weis broke a sacred promise to his football team and fans by losing to MSU 31-14 on Saturday. In the summer of 2006, Weis told the Notre Dame faithful that they would never have to worry about losing to the Spartans again.
Not a bad start, Spartans. Only you, Wisconsin, Purdue and Ohio State are undefeated in the Big Ten. You’re on top. But you’ve done this before. You started out 4-0 in 2005, 3-0 in 2006 — this isn’t news to you. You know the season isn’t won in four games. You know the season doesn’t really start until Big Ten play.
It was a physical day at Old College Field for the MSU men’s soccer team. The Spartans and Penn State combined for 37 fouls, 27 from the visitors, as the two teams ended the game in a 2-2 tie. “It was everything you could expect,” MSU head coach Joe Baum said. “Attacking, defending, teams flying up and down the pitch at pace. I thought it was a great soccer game.”
Junior quarterback Brian Hoyer fumbled the ball twice Saturday against Notre Dame — but one of those fumbles wasn’t by accident. The Spartans decided to try for the first down on fourth-and-one from the Fighting Irish 30-yard line with around three minutes left in the third quarter.
The offense and defense have aligned for the MSU field hockey team. Coming back from a 4-3 overtime loss against No. 3 UConn Sept. 14, the No. 6 Spartans (9-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) came back with a vengeance in Saturday’s Big Ten opener against Northwestern (3-5, 0-1) — shutting the Wildcats out 4-0.
The MSU field hockey team dominated both offensively and defensively for a 6-0 win against New Hampshire today.
Going into the fourth week of the college football season, these six candidates are the frontrunners.
How did you feel after last year’s football team lost to Notre Dame? The State News asked five students who attended the game.