Due to injuries to Michigan State's weakened receiving core, junior cornerback Justin Layne was forced to line up at wide receiver at points during the Spartans' 23-13 win against Purdue Saturday. And Layne didn't disappoint.
When redshirt freshman quarterback Rocky Lombardi entered Michigan State's locker room after his career performance against Purdue Saturday, he was greeted with welcoming chants.
Watch quarterback Rocky Lombardi, linebacker Andrew Dowell and defensive backs Justin Layne and Khari Willis talk about the Spartans' win over Purdue Saturday.
The Spartans defeated a Purdue team (4-4, 3-2) coming in on a four-game winning streak, 23-13, Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium.
Here’s what you need to know before Michigan State football kicks off against Purdue Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
Michigan State (4-3, 2-2) is trying to bounce back after a 21-7 loss to No. 5 Michigan. Purdue (4-3, 3-1 in Big Ten) is coming off an 49-20 upset over No. 11 Ohio State last Saturday, extending its four-game winning streak. To get a better idea of this year's Boilermakers before the Spartans face them noon this Saturday at Spartan Stadium on ESPN, The State News talked to Rebecca Schneider, sports editor for The Purdue Exponent.
Junior cornerback Justin Layne didn't hold his breath when he was told by coach Mark Dantonio before the 21-7 loss to No. 5 Michigan he might play wide receiver.
The Big Ten announced Wednesday evening it issued a $10,000 fine to Michigan State for the football team violating the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy in the pregame walk incident before the Spartans' 21-7 loss to No. 5 Michigan.
After announcing he's been dealing with a minor shoulder injury after the Michigan game over the weekend, junior quarterback Brian Lewerke said Tuesday he is beginning to practice more heading into Saturday’s game against Purdue.
Coach Mark Dantonio said during his weekly news conference Tuesday he's "not going to make any more comments about this situation," in regards to the back-and-forth between him and Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.
Two days after Michigan State fell to now-No. 5 Michigan 21-7 Saturday afternoon, there's still a back-and-forth exchange going on between the two programs.
Coach Mark Dantonio said in his teleconference Sunday he thought the whole situation Saturday, before and after Michigan State’s (4-3, 2-2 in Big Ten) 21-7 loss to the 5th-ranked Wolverines (7-1, 5-0) was “juvenile.”
Injuries are building up for the Spartans, and while coach Mark Dantonio said “you can’t have that attitude” when it comes to blaming poor offensive production on injuries, they do play a factor.
In the 24th-ranked Spartans 21-7 loss to the Wolverines the defense allowed 183 yards on 53 rushes.
After re-entering the AP top 25 following a 21-17 road victory at Penn State, then-No. 24 Michigan State football fell out of the rankings once again.
Junior quarterback Brian Lewerke revealed after Michigan State's loss to the Wolverines Saturday that he has been having issues with his right shoulder since playing Penn State last weekend.
Right before No. 24 Michigan State and No. 6 University of Michigan kicked off their contentious rivalry game Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium, U-M junior linebacker Devin Bush Jr. started stomping on the Spartan head logo in the middle of the field.
The Spartans (4-3, 2-2 in Big Ten) fell to the Wolverines (7-1, 5-0) 21-7 Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium, sending the Paul Bunyan Trophy to Ann Arbor.
Felton Davis III was charted off the field with an achilles injury during the first half of Saturday's game against the Wolverines.
With 6:11 left in the first quarter, No. 24 Michigan State and Michigan entered a weather delay because of lightning in the area.