After an upset road win over then-No. 7 Michigan Saturday, the Spartans are 4-1 and ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time this season.
After MSU’s thrilling 14-10 win over Michigan, the rest of the nation was put on notice.
After a weekend filled with mostly Spartan victories, here is the roundup for the week.
Walking into Little Caesars Arena for the first time was completely different from the Joe, and is nothing like other arenas.
ESPN has suspended sports commentator Jemele Hill following tweets on Sunday about NFL players and fans boycotting the games to affect social change.
“It’s just Big Ten volleyball,” head coach Cathy George said. “If you’re going to do anything in this league, you’re going to have to beat a lot of top ten teams. I felt good that we were able to beat Wisconsin two times this year already and even though it’s weird to have it so close, back-to-back.”
The Spartans had done it — again. For the eighth time in the last 10 years under head coach Mark Dantonio, MSU claimed state supremacy in its 14-10 win over the Michigan Wolverines.
Sam Metry and Souichi Terada are back with an emergency podcast to breakdown the Spartans upset over Michigan last weekend. Terada and Metry talk the weather in Ann Arbor, MSU's defense's ability to force turnovers, and what this win means for the Spartans. Later in the show, the two talk about some of their favorite press room food.
Through wind and rain, MSU knocked off No. 7 Michigan 14-10 to move to 3-1 on the season.
The Spartans knew that if they were going to upset No. 7 Michigan Saturday night in Ann Arbor, they were going to have to create ways to run the ball more efficiently and win the turnover battle. When the rain had let up and the clock read 0:00 Saturday night, the Spartans did just that, and MSU won 14-10. The Spartans rushed for 158 yards and finished with a plus-5 turnover margin.
So welcome back to chaos, MSU fans. Just take your seat, after past years, there’s a spot already reserved for Dantonio’s teams.
Here's helpful gameday information for Saturday's game
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Taking a small break from the rivalry, The State News interviewed Ted Janes, a Daily Sports Writer for The Michigan Daily, and asked him four questions about Michigan Wolverines football.
While the details of Speight's injury haven’t been made public, Harbaugh, an alumni of U-M, said fifth-year senior QB John O’Korn will get the start this weekend as the undefeated No. 7 Wolverines take on MSU Saturday night in Ann Arbor.
Listen in as Sam Metry, Colton Wood and Souichi Terada break down MSU's win over Iowa and preview Michigan. Later on in the show, Metry and Terada make picks for the the Big Ten games this week and talk about some of the Spartans greatest moment's against Michigan.
The No. 6 Spartans men's soccer team beat the No. 12 Western Michigan Broncos on Wednesday evening, 1-0, and improved their record to 9-1-1 this season.
MSU is quick to admit that its rivalry matchup against Michigan this Saturday isn’t just another game on a 12-game schedule. It goes far beyond that.
But here’s the thing: U-M vs. MSU doesn’t matter nearly as much as people think it does.