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Once-full depth chart losing players by game
Two MSU football units that were stacked with depth when the season began quickly are deteriorating.
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No treats for MSU
On a night full of tricks, treats and frights, nothing was scarier than what happened to the MSU football team inside TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday night.
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A frightful performance
After limiting its opponents to 20 points or fewer in its last four outings, the MSU defense figured to be in shutdown mode as it prepared for Minnesota, which entered Saturday’s game at the bottom of the Big Ten in total offense.
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Iowa earns another comeback win, Illinois drops Wolverines
It appeared the No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes overlooked the 4-4 Hoosiers. Indiana built a 21-7 third quarter lead and was poised to break the game open inside Iowa’s five-yard line, but an Indiana pass was deflected several times into the hands of Iowa’s Tyler Sash, who returned the interception 86 yards for an Iowa touchdown, and the Hawkeyes never looked back.
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Martin provides offensive spark in high-scoring defeat
Bottled up for most of the first half, MSU sophomore receiver Keshawn Martin found a seam and turned it into a 93-yard touchdown scamper on the opening kickoff of the second half.
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Spartans lose 2nd straight, 42-34 to Minnesota
It was a frightful night for the MSU football team at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday. In a Halloween matchup with Minnesota, the Spartans allowed more than 500 yards of total offense and allowed Minnesota to overcome a school-record 17 penalties in a 42-34 loss to the Golden Gophers.
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An unexpected path
Greg Jones is a prized piece of the MSU football program. The junior linebacker leads the nation in tackles, was the preseason Big Ten defensive player of the year and is an All-American candidate.
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Gophers, Spartans prepare for Halloween clash in Minneapolis
Minnesota’s quest for a bowl game took a hit this week when the team found out receiver Eric Decker would be lost for the remainder of the regular season with a sprained foot.
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Trick plays make way into MSU's playbook
During Mark Dantonio’s three seasons at the helm of MSU football, successful trick plays in crucial situations have almost become a hallmark of the program.
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Prognosticators 10/30/09
It’s once again that time to guess the outcome of this weekends games with the State News prognosticators and special guest progger Dracula!
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Gophers offense depleted with loss of star receiver
After implementing a unique strategy to cope with a frustrating loss, the Spartans are heading back out on the road to unchartered Big Ten waters.
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2 players off 2009 MSU active roster
Head football coach Mark Dantonio announced Wednesday redshirt freshman running back Caulton Ray and sophomore running back Andre Anderson were removed from the team’s active roster.
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Dantonio: Ray and Anderson removed from active roster
MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio announced Wednesday afternoon redshirt freshman running back Caulton Ray and sophomore running back Andre Anderson were removed from the team’s active roster.
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Web exclusive: 2 Iowa players sustain injuries
Iowa might have left Spartan Stadium with a victory, but the win came at a cost.
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Dantonio using 7-stage coping method to overcome Iowa defeat
After his team’s tough loss to Iowa, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio decided to use the seven stages of grief to help himself get over Saturday’s 15-13 last-minute defeat.
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Dantonio defends 3-man rush in Iowa finale
For more than 58 minutes Saturday, the MSU football team shut down Ricky Stanzi. But as the Iowa quarterback’s offense took the field with 97 seconds remaining and 70 yards ahead of them, they saw something they previously didn’t see much of — a three-man MSU defensive front.
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Tough, hard-fought loss will provide boost
You know when your parents tell you “I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed?” That phrase fits the MSU football team.
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Hawkeye heartbreak
Mark Dantonio stood on the sidelines with a blank, almost bewildered look on his face. Several players lay on the field in the midst of a large Hawkeyes celebration. A frenzied Spartan Stadium crowd, at a fever pitch prior, was eerily silent.
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Penn State throttles Michigan, Pryor returns to form for OSU
The Nittany Lions defeated the Wolverines on Saturday for the first time at Michigan Stadium since 1996. Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark went 16-for-27 for 240 yards and four touchdowns for the Nittany Lions (7-1 overall, 3-1 Big Ten)
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Last-second TD spoils MSU's upset bid
In the blink of an eye, a potential MSU upset vanished and quickly turned into a devastating defeat.