Two years ago, the MSU football team was in this exact same position. MSU was 5-5 and bowl hopes were slim with looming games at Purdue and home against Penn State.
Ashton Leggett had seven career carries entering Saturday’s game against Western Michigan, only one of those coming this season.
Sophomore quarterback Kirk Cousins took the phrase “follow the leader” to another level this week.
Coming into Saturday, the Spartans running back postion was in shambles. Players were either injured or were no longer an active part of the team. Running backs coach Dan Enos said Thursday that he didn’t know who his starter would be.
November is a time of change. Leaves fall as the weather changes, students lock down on their studies with the hope of changing grades, and, for the past two years, November has meant a change of fortune for the MSU football team.
For a nonconference game in early November, a lot is riding on Saturday’s game between MSU and Western Michigan.
It’s once again that time to guess the outcome of this weekends games with the State News prognosticators.
The Big Ten will face off against either the Big 12 or Conference USA in the Dallas Football Classic as a part of next season’s bowl lineup.
Following back-to-back tough Big Ten losses, the Spartans step out for a rare late-season nonconference football game against Western Michigan this Saturday (noon, Big Ten Network).
Following two straight losses, the MSU football team has been forced to re-evaluate its goals. No longer in the hunt for the Big Ten title, head coach Mark Dantonio said his team is focused on making its third straight bowl appearance.
Two MSU football units that were stacked with depth when the season began quickly are deteriorating.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It’s once again that time to guess the outcome of this weekends games with the State News prognosticators and special guest progger Dracula!