After jumping over all of the hurdles that have hampered his career thus far, Elijah Collins may finally be set to force his way back into a prominent position in the running back room.
With three straight weeks of sloppy play and plenty of mistakes, it's starting to become a worrying trend for Michigan State. MSU can't afford any mistakes like that with mighty Ohio State in town next weekend.
Michigan State had 246 yards of offense in the first half, but could only muster 75 yards in the second half.
Michigan State made some plays offensively and defensively, but failed to sustain any momentum in a 27-13 loss at Maryland.
Michigan State is putting up a fight at Maryland, but a trio of special teams mishaps has left seven points off the board.
Maryland could be without two key offensive players Saturday. But even so, Michigan State's offense must rediscover itself.
The State News’ football beat writer Alex Faber spoke with Noah Ferguson of The Diamondback to get a preview of what Michigan State can expect Saturday afternoon.
Current weather reports are calling for a rainy weekend in College Park. If Saturday’s matchup ends up a wet slugfest, the slouching rushing attack will become an even more important piece of the offense.
Michigan State is no stranger to the challenge of blocking the outside noises. Although this year, it's a negative distraction compared to last year's positive one.
There were many areas that point toward what went disastrously wrong for MSU, but Michigan State's mishaps on third down on both sides of the ball were glaring.
Even with Jayden Reed returning to the lineup, MSU's offense couldn't move the ball until it was too late.
The Spartans will likely need to revisit their game plan going forward after getting outplayed on both sides of the ball.
A week after an embarrassing loss in Seattle, it seems as though not much has changed.
The highly anticipated Iowa-Rutgers showdown this weekend has peaked the interest of all three of The State News' gambling geniuses.
The State News’ football beat writer Jenna Malinowski spoke with Matthew Kennedy of The Minnesota Daily to get a preview of what the Spartans can expect on Saturday.
As it stands, Minnesota is a bit of a question mark. All the stats show a team that could very well finish atop the Big Ten West this season, but the Gophers' three wins are against low-tier opponents.
With Jayden Reed’s status still uncertain, the team will likely put their faith in Daniel Barker and Keon Coleman as Big Ten play begins against Minnesota on Saturday.
“We all are trying to hold each other accountable,” offensive coordinator Jay Johnson said. “That’s the type of program we want to be.”
Mel Tucker has made it clear that he expects Michigan State to compete for titles. Until MSU fixes its issues on the backend, Tucker’s goals will be nearly unreachable.