For the second year in a row, MSU swept No. 14 Ohio State on Friday, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23. From the beginning of the game the Spartans led, and in certain plays they made OSU looked confused on the floor.
The No. 21-ranked MSU volleyball team was back in action over the weekend at Jenison Field House, hosting two conference opponents — the No. 14-ranked Ohio State University and the University of Maryland, marking their third week of Big Ten play this 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.
MSU men's soccer is still tied for second in the Big Ten standings, as a double overtime, 1-1 tie to Wisconsin assured that both teams, 3-1-1 in the conference, trailed only Maryland at the top.
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 Friday and Saturday MSU Volleyball will play back to back Big Ten matches against No. 14 Ohio State and Maryland.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski discuss MSU vs. BYU, MLB Playoffs, a Cubs World Series outlook and the College Football Playoff.
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.
For MSU, the Western Michigan game was in many ways a point of inflection around which the rest of the season could hinge.
The MSU hockey team held their annual media day at Munn Ice Arena, where head coach Tom Anastos addressed the media along with his players in attendance. Anastos and his team comes off a disappointing 2015-2016 campaign, where they posted a 10-23-4 record, fifth in the Big Ten.
To be a defender or a goalkeeper — that was the question for a young Jimmy Hague. Hague had played soccer his whole life, but the choice to velcro up the gloves and slip on the long-sleeved jersey was a defining one in his athletic career and one that certainly both he and MSU head soccer coach Damon Rensing are happy that he made.
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.
Wednesday afternoon, Michigan State (8-2 record) returned to DeMartin Stadium to outlast in-state rivalry Western Michigan (8-3-1 record), by a final score of 2-1.
Among the vast green landscape of Forest Akers West golf course, the head coach of the women’s golf team, Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, can be seen strolling through in a golf cart checking up on her players.
On Tuesday, Mark Dantonio discussed some of the issues that prevented his team from leaving Bloomington, Ind. with a victory last Saturday and touched on key things BYU does and how MSU plans to attack and stop them.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski discuss MSU football's loss to Indiana, MLB postseason predictions and some MSU basketball.