MSU's 37-24 win over Western Michigan on Friday night was the team's first game of the season, but it was more than that.
"They all count one" head coach Mark Dantonio stressed after his Spartans defeated Western Michigan by a surprisingly close 37-24 margin.
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The men's basketball team recently returned from a three-game tournament in Italy this past weekend.
The Michigan State University Spartan Performance program has partnered with the East Lansing High School Athletic Department for a year-round athletic coalition aimed at reducing injuries and educating young athletes on variety of things from mental health wellness, physical training and nutrition. Though the program has been teaming up with specific high school teams from around the Midwest, Dr. Joey Eisenmann, Director of Spartan Performance said that East Lansing was the first district to sign up its entire athletic department.
This nostalgic highlight video of past Spartan greats, current NFL stars, and Mark Dantonio's journey thus far makes the countdown to 7 p.m. feel slightly longer.
The Pentecost Practice Facility received a notable upgrade this summer. The Final Four display now includes a banner for the men's basketball team's 2015 run.
In sports we like to call national championships rare. Though they happen year after year, only one team can stand above the rest and proclaim it is a national champion. On a November day in 2014, one of those moments happened for the MSU women's cross country team when they won the 2014 NCAA Women’s Cross Country National Championship.ch
With the first game of the season against Western Michigan just around the corner, head coach Mark Dantonio released his updated roster. Replacing Ed Davis When senior linebacker Ed Davis was lost to a season-ending injury one of the first questions was who would replace him. That question is still unanswered.
With the football season just around the corner, there are a few storylines to keep an eye on for Spartan fans. 9 years strong Coming off of a 4-8 season and the firing of former head coach John L.
If you go back to 2011 senior wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett was on top of the world. Arnett, hailing from nearby Saginaw, was a four-star wide receiver with a bevy offers from some of the best schools in the nations including: MSU, Michigan, Alabama, Tennessee, USC and Oklahoma among others according to Rivals.
MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio said at his press conference on Tuesday to expect 25 to 30 carries from the Broncos’ “big running back,” sophomore Jarvion Franklin. Franklin was named the Mid American Conference (MAC) Offensive Player of the Year and MAC Freshman of the Year in 2014 after rushing for 1,551 yards and 24 touchdowns.
Michigan State has collaborated with the Collegiate Licensing Company to participate in the College Colors Challenge.
Replacing former defensive coordinator and current Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi will be one of the main storylines of the season. Some believe that there will be a drop off, but head coach Mark Dantonio promoted two men that had been in the system the entire time that Dantonio has been at the helm in co-defensive coordinators Harlon Barnett and Mike Tressel, as they were both hired nine years ago. Senior cornerback Arjen Colquhoun expects things to remain the same despite the change. “They’ll keep the ball rolling, no one is going to drop the ball," Colquhoun said.
After a well-deserved off season the Men’s soccer team is off to a 1-1 start this year and they’re hoping for another strong season and to ultimately return as one of the nation’s biggest programs.
Junior transfer outside hitter Autumn Bailey has torn her ACL and will miss the remainder of this season, according to head coach Cathy George as she told reporters in a press conference held earlier this morning. Bailey was a highly anticipated transfer student from Marquette University.
On two separate Mondays, August 24th and August 31st, two former MSU Quarterbacks, Brian Hoyer and Kirk Cousins, were named starting quarterbacks for their respective NFL teams.
On a Friday morning two days before official move in for freshmen, a group of alumni gathered in a familiar spot on MSU's campus.
Both MSU basketball teams made changes to their staff on Thursday, according to msuspartans.com. Men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo announced that former MSU basketball player David Thomas has been named as the new men’s Director of Basketball Operations while Merchant announced Alysiah Bond will fill Thomas' void as the Women’s Director of Basketball Operations and Technology. “David Thomas is a great addition to our staff as Director of Basketball Operations.
The upcoming schedule for men’s basketball in the Big Ten has been released. The Spartans will travel to Ann Arbor for a lone matchup with our interstate rival and the highly touted Maryland Terrapins will make a trip to East Lansing in the slate’s only matchup, according to a Spartan Athletics release.