For all the Spartans have accomplished this year, between a bounceback from 3-9 and real aspirations of a Big Ten title, head coach Mark Dantonio has time and again made one aspect clear — MSU has not played its best game of the season yet.
Sam Metry, Souichi Terada and Colton Wood are back to talk about the joys of three and a half hour rain delays, Nick Bosa, and make their weekly Big Ten picks.
On Saturday, the Spartans face off against the Buckeyes on the road in Columbus, with the winner taking the lone spot at the top of the Big Ten East Division standings.
“It’s like a championship game; winner of this game controls their destiny, so it’s something we’re preaching,” linebacker Joe Bachie said. “We control our destiny throughout this whole month of November. So this is the next game, we got to go 1-0 this week.”
To better understand life in Ohio, The State News interviewed Colin Hass-Hill, sports editor for The Lantern, and asked him four questions on Ohio State football.
Shortly before the Spartans took to the field to face off against then-No. 7 Penn State last Saturday, MSU cornerback Josh Butler found out the news no child ever wants to hear. Butler’s father had passed away suddenly, leaving Butler in a state of shock and sadness.
The Spartans come in at No. 12 in the latest poll, joined by No. 13 Ohio State and No. 14 Penn State, the Big Ten East foes all bunched up together.
Last week, Matt Coghlin went 1-for-3 last week against Northwestern, with both missed field goals hitting the uprights, leaving crucial points on the board late in the game. Jump forward seven days to Saturday night and Coghlin is surrounded by his teammates after hitting a 32-yard field goal to tie it up 24-24, and hitting a 34-yard field goal as time expired to beat No. 7 Penn State, 27-24, and bring the Land-Grant Trophy back to East Lansing.
The hype train known as Saquon Barkley finally made its stop in East Lansing.
“We had guys laying down, putting games on, college football in the locker rooms, they were watching college football.”
The Land-Grant Trophy is back in East Lansing, as the No. 24 Spartans beat the No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions 27-24.
The No. 24 Spartans are looking to get back into the win column against the No. 7 Nittany Lions, after losing to the Northwestern Wildcats in triple overtime last Saturday 39-31.
The Spartans’ run defense will face an immense challenge this weekend against No. 7 Penn State, and more importantly Saquon Barkley.
The State News Sports staff is back to talk MSU football. Sam, Souichi and Colton quickly run through MSU's loss to Northwestern then move on to Penn State. Then at the end of episode, the guys make their picks and Souichi has a hot take.
Eight games into the regular season, there isn’t room for excuses or the cliche “Young players are going to make mistakes” phrase. The Spartans need to stop turning the ball over.
The battle for the Land-Grant Trophy is on.
With Lewerke’s growth, there’s been a group who’s also been growing with him, and that’s his wide receiver core.
State News Sports Editor Sam Metry sits down with MSU Impact's Joey Ellis to talk about his experience at a mock playoff selection committee meeting hosted by the College Football Playoff.
Welcome back to the College Football Playoff rankings, Spartan fans.