The Big Ten announced Wednesday night that MSU would be joined by Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern and newly-acquired Nebraska to form one division in the conference.
The alignment of MSU’s defensive line remains uncertain as seven players are listed as possibilities to start for Saturday’s game against Western Michigan. The depth chart released this week has more than one possible starter at three of the four defensive line positions.
It’s been more than 90 years since the MSU football team fell to in-state foe Western Michigan, and when the Broncos visit Spartan Stadium at noon on Saturday, the Spartans will look to extend their winning streak in the series to seven games.
Born into an athletic family with talent and passion for field hockey in the Netherlands, it is only natural that Sabine van den Assem proudly displays her love and dedication to the sport every time she steps out onto Ralph Young Field.
Despite so much experience, MSU women’s soccer head coach Tom Saxton admits this year’s talent and depth has caused him to do things differently than he has done previously in his career.
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa pushed soccer back into the mainstream light, and college students especially began to watch soccer with extreme passion. Their passion doesn’t have to stop with the World Cup, as MSU’s soccer team’s are worth watching as well.
Freshman goalkeeper Molly Cassidy was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
MSU hockey head coach Rick Comley announced Tuesday that sophomore defenseman Torey Krug will be the team’s captain this season. Krug will be the second sophomore to receive the honor.
Season tickets for the 2010-11 MSU hockey season will go on sale to the public on Sept. 15, MSU announced Tuesday.
In addition to competing against the steaming temperatures at Ralph Young Field, the No. 7 MSU field hockey team challenged the No. 10 Duke Blue Devils in an afternoon game where endurance would determine the winner. The Spartans’ stamina was strong enough to shut out Duke 1-0 and win the Champions Invitational Tournament.
After three games last season, the MSU women’s soccer team had scored eight goals. In 2010, through the same amount of games, the team has tallied just two. The team’s second goal came in their home opener on Sunday against Western Michigan (1-2), a game the Spartans won 1-0, but left head coach Tom Saxton confused.
Taking advantage of its versatile depth and talent, head coach Cathy George and junior outside hitter Jenilee Rathje led the MSU volleyball team through a challenging weekend of success. The Spartans (3-0) continued their play in the MSU Showcase prevailing over IUPUI 3-0 on Saturday and then beating Evansville later that night 3-0.
Under clear blue skies and summer temperatures in the low 80s, the MSU field hockey team opened its season with a 4-2 win over Central Michigan on Saturday afternoon at Ralph Young Field.
In its season-opening match on Friday, the MSU women’s volleyball team towered over the Bowling Green Falcons and helped head coach Cathy George achieve her 450th career win in the process. The Spartans controlled the pace of the match throughout each set and won 3-0 in the opening match of the MSU Showcase.
The two-time defending Big Ten Champion MSU men’s basketball team will be featured on ESPN’s College GameDay twice next season, including a visit to Breslin Center in February.
More than two weeks into fall practice, the challenge of replacing record-breaking kicker Brett Swenson remains the same as it was in spring practice. Also, freshman linebacker William Gholston has decided to move to defensive end.
It was a bittersweet opening weekend for the MSU women’s soccer team, which kicked off its season on Friday in College Station, Texas at the Texas A&M Aggieland Invitational. The Spartans defeated St. John’s 1-0 Friday before losing 3-0 to No. 1 North Carolina on Sunday.
The MSU offense heads into this season knowing that it has one of the top group of big receiving targets in the nation. How that group is used with regard to the passing attack will go a long way to determining how much the offense can score this season.
Former guard Chris Allen has decided to transfer to Iowa State, MSU confirmed Friday. Allen, who would have been a senior for the MSU men’s basketball team, was removed from the team Aug. 3 for failing to meet several obligations laid out by head coach Tom Izzo.
Detroit – The anticipation could be felt on the inside of Ford Field Thursday as the head coaches from both MSU and Florida Atlantic held a joint press conference and the MSU football team practiced afterward in advance of the nonconference game, which is scheduled for Sept. 11.