For the greater part of the 2016 MSU football campaign, two things were certain. Uncertainty and criticism. No position, no personnel, no coach, no decision seemed to get by unscathed.
The last time MSU started the season 0-2 was the 2011-2012 season, where the Spartans dropped games to North Carolina and Duke. Then they went to win their next 15 games in a row, win the Big Ten Tournament and secure a No. 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament.
For much of the season, the MSU men’s soccer team found itself in a resurgence. After falling below .500 in 2015, missing the NCAA Tournament and bowing out in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, the Spartans responded with an upstart season, climbing the national rankings all the way to No. 12 in the NSCAA coaches poll.
After a close loss against No. 2 Minnesota, No. 13 MSU Volleyball made the trip to play another heavy hitting team, No. 3 Wisconsin on Saturday.
Defying all odds, the MSU Spartans (3-8, 1-7 Big Ten) welcomed No. 2 Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) to East Lansing and barely fell to the heavily-favored Buckeyes 17-16.
Winds were howling in East Lansing as the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) entered Spartan Stadium in a matchup with MSU (3-7, 1-6 Big Ten) that hasn’t seen the home team win since 2007.
In the fourth game in seven days for MSU Women’s Basketball, the Spartans took a trip to Western Michigan to play Friday night. It was a surprisingly close game against the Mustangs with two Spartans in foul trouble.
No. 13 MSU Volleyball went on the road to play No. 2 Minnesota for the second time this season. The last time MSU played Minnesota they were in the comfort of Jenison Field House, and they upset the Gophers in five sets.
Rebound, push the ball, run your lane, head up, find the open shooter. Just like clock work, MSU was ticking, every pass with a crisp snap of the wrist against Mississippi Valley State in transition.
Welcome to The State News live blog for MSU football's matchup with No. 2 Ohio State. Follow along with football writers Stephen Olschanski and Nathaniel Bott by sending them your tweets, comments, questions and thoughts about today's game.
MSU (1-2) earns its first victory of the season against Mississippi Valley State (0-4).
In MSU's home opener, the Spartans Mississippi Valley State .
Follow along The State News men's basketball beat writers Casey Harrison and Connor Clark as MSU (0-2 overall) hosts Mississippi Valley State (0-3 overall) in MSU's home opener.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski discuss the impending Ohio State beatdown, the College Football Playoff and MSU basketball Kentucky.
Saturday afternoon will mark the final time that the 2016 senior class will step onto the field at Spartan Stadium. The game will have an extra meaning to those guys, as well as MSU head coach Mark Dantonio, whose 7-2 record on senior day has sent his seniors out with a victory.
State News football beat writer Nathaniel Bott (Twitter: @Nathaniel_Bott) breaks down what to expect from MSU-Ohio State, gives an injury report and offers his prediction for the contest. The Spartans play host on senior day to the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes, who since their lone blemish on the road to No. 8 Penn State have outscored their next three opponents 148-26, winning all three contests.
On a windy Thursday afternoon, the MSU men's soccer team embarked on its sixth NCAA Tournament journey under head coach Damon Rensing. At the friendly confines of DeMartin Stadium, the Spartans tied Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 1-1, but fell in an 11 round shootout thriller.
It was a big get for MSU men's soccer — an opening-round home game in the NCAA tournament. As was announced Monday afternoon, the Spartans will play Edwardsville Thursday at 1 p.m.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio took his usual spot at the podium in Spartan Stadium on Tuesday to preview Saturday’s game against the No. 2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes.
Ryan Sierakowski ran away from the defense and into the forward-most position. It’s surely a sight that fans of MSU men’s soccer know well — the sophomore forward lengthening the grassy distance between himself and his defenders en route to a solo goal.