Through five games, MSU has started five different offensive lines. Because of injuries, the unit hasn’t been stable, with only senior left tackle Rocco Cironi starting all five games in the same position.
The Big Ten Network had its highest viewership in its history last Saturday, according to Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.
Struggling out of the gates to the tune of a 1-3 record, Illinois head coach Ron Zook has pulled the trigger and named Eddie McGee his starting quarterback in place of incumbent Juice Williams, who also has struggled this season.
MSU looks to get back to .500 this weekend when they travel to Champaign, Ill., to face the Fighting Illini on homecoming.
The quarterback battle is over. At least it is to sophomore quarterback Keith Nichol.
Head coach Mark Dantonio stressed the importance of moving past the Michigan victory Tuesday at his weekly press conference. Dantonio, dressed in a Detroit Tigers jacket, talked about how the Spartans will have to maintain the intensity that came out of the victory against U-M.
Illinois football head coach Ron Zook announced Monday that senior quarterback Juice Williams has been benched in favor of junior Eddie McGee for Saturday’s game against MSU.
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said Saturday’s win against Michigan was a “program win.”
More than four hours after the game ended Saturday afternoon, the Spartan Stadium scoreboard still lit up the night sky.
As Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier’s overtime pass was tipped in the air Saturday, junior cornerback Chris L.
The Big Ten saw another exciting weekend as four of the conference’s six games were decided by six points or fewer. Both Wisconsin and Ohio State remained perfect in conference action, while the Badgers and Iowa remained undefeated overall.
Fans and opponents had been used to seeing two different quarterbacks line up under center for the MSU football team this season.
All cylinders are go for the MSU football team heading into Saturday’s game against Michigan.
Although the Spartans mark the Michigan game as the marquee game on the schedule, U-M head coach Rich Rodriguez didn’t seem be treating this game the same way during the Big Ten teleconference Tuesday.
It’s the annual game for the Paul Bunyan Trophy on Saturday at Spartan Stadium when the MSU football team meets its archrival, Michigan.
The MSU football team nearly is halfway though the season and the quarterback battle that was the talk of the offseason is still the talk of midseason.
On a cold October evening in 2004, I sat in the Big House and watched DeAndra Cobb break free for a 60-plus yard touchdown run, presumably sealing the fate of the Michigan-Michigan State game that season.
Time after time, inside sources have come through for journalists, such as when the Detroit Free Press broke the story about Michigan’s alleged cheating (Spartan Scoreboard Bob isn’t the only person without a firm grasp on time).
Following his team’s heartbreaking loss to Michigan in 2007, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio simply said: “It’s not over. It’s just starting.”
MSU vs. Michigan Noon, Big Ten Network JN The Spartans have choked this season away and the Skunks have proven they can squeak out wins against Eastern Michigan and Indiana at home.