Bloomington, Ind . — For the first two quarters, the home crowd was alive and No. 8 MSU (6-1 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) was in serious trouble on Saturday against Indiana (3-4 overall, 0-3 Big Ten).
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Saturday served as the perfect trap game for what used to be known as MSU football.No.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- No. 8 MSU had taken a beating from both media and fans during the last two weeks, despite winning both games.
On Saturday afternoon, No. 8 MSU won’t only be playing to remain in the College Football Playoff conversation, but for the Old Brass Spittoon.
By Robert Bondyrbondy@statenews.comFollowing No.
The midpoint of the 2014 college football season has arrived for the Spartans. With head coach Mark Dantonio's 100th game at MSU approaching this weekend against Indiana, football beat writers Robert Bondy and Geoff Preston grade MSU's season thus far.
For MSU junior quarterback Connor Cook, the Hoosier state has more of a connection than just being the enemy on Saturday.
Football head coach Mark Dantonio was at the podium Tuesday to discuss his team’s offensive inefficiency in the fourth quarter, the 100th game for his staff and the addition of recruit Tyriq Thompson to the Spartans.
For a second straight week, No. 8 MSU football (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) nearly let a big lead slip away in the final moments of the game. A late turnover preserved the 45-31 win over Purdue, but by no means was it pretty. Here are four takeaways from this week’s MSU victory.
It’s official — MSU football will take on Michigan at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 25. The game will be televised on ABC.
No. 8 MSU football experienced deja vu on Saturday.
MSU football remained No. 8 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll and moved up two spots to No. 6 in Amway Coaches Poll after beating Purdue, 45-31, on Saturday.
No. 8 MSU football experienced deja vu on Saturday.
Following this past Saturday’s 27-22 victory over No. 21 Nebraska, junior quarterback Connor Cook said all wins count as one.
The matchup of No. 8 MSU (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) and Purdue (3-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) might not spark the same kind of passions in fans that games against Michigan or Ohio State might, but recent history shows games between MSU and Purdue have been very competitive.
Bondy’s BetsNo. 8 MSU is back on the road again this weekend and while away conference games normally stand as tall tasks, that won’t be the case this week.MSU is by far a more superior team then Purdue and the Spartans will show it this weekend.
Nebraska head coach Bo Pelinimtg said MSU defensive players drew Nebraska players to commit false start penalties by clapping during No. 8 MSU’s 27-22 win over No. 21 Nebraska last Saturday.
Leadership isn’t a quality that has an equation you can measure it by. It’s a perception test. If someone is a leader, you know it right away. If they aren’t, you’ll find out pretty quickly as well.Senior safety Kurtis Drummond is a leader.
Coming off a nail-biting victory this past weekend, No. 8 MSU is set to move forward in its first road conference game of the year against Purdue on Saturday. With the Boilermakers now in the crosshairs for MSU, head coach Mark Dantonio addressed the media on Tuesday, talking about injuries, the Spartan’s playoff odds and solving short yardage plays.