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Video: The State News football writers preview MSU vs. Maryland
The State News football beat writers Nathaniel Bott and Stephen Olschanski preview the MSU football game vs.
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In midst of tackling woes, MSU's Nicholson keeps hitting hard
A lack of tackling has been an issue for the MSU football team this year, and missed wrap ups have helped contributed to a woeful 109th in third-down defense and a highly uncharacteristic six sacks through six games. The past members of the “Spartan Dawg” defense have not had issues like this one, whether it be former linebackers like Max Bullough and Denicos Allen or secondary standouts like Trenton Robinson or Isaiah Lewis.
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Sophomore safety Khari Willis looks for chance to improve MSU secondary
The learning of sophomore safety Khari Willis has been swift. The quiet well mannered kid from Jackson, Mich.
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Depth chart changes highlight Dantonio's preview of Maryland
The MSU football team will travel to College Park, Md. for their second Big Ten road game and their third night road game of the season. They look to recover from a brutal homecoming loss and battle the University of Maryland Terrapins, who have lost their last two games after getting off to a hot 4-0 start under first year head coach D.J. Durkin.
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There is no easy fix for the MSU defense
There are no easy answers for MSU's defense. No simple tweaks, no unburden-some adjustments. If it's technique, it's fixed by experience.
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Takeaways, grades, and game balls from MSU's loss to Northwestern
For the first time in Mark Dantonio’s head coaching career, a team under his leadership has lost four straight games.
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Video: State News beat writers break down the loss to Northwestern
The State News football beat writers break down MSU's 54-40 homecoming loss to the Northwestern University Wildcats. MSU now drops to a 2-4 overall record and 0-3 conference record. MSU has now lost four-straight and the Spartans are also in the midst of a three-game losing streak in the Big Ten, the longest under head coach Mark Dantonio.
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MSU remains winless in Big Ten, falls to Northwestern for fourth straight defeat
Homecoming weekend in East Lansing was capped of with what MSU head coach Mark Dantonio called a “must-win” football game against Northwestern.
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HALFTIME: MSU trails Northwestern 19-17 in back and forth contest
Spartan Stadium filled up quickly with fans and cheers as redshirt-freshman Brian Lewerke walked onto the field to take command of the offense for the Spartans first offensive drive. A game of scores and responses resulted in Lewerke and the Spartans trailing Northwestern 19-17 at halftime of MSU’s homecoming game.
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Live Blog: MSU football vs Northwestrern
Follow along with The State News football writers, Stephen Olschanski and Nathaniel Bott as they cover MSU football's matchup with Northwestern.
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Stand Up: MSU looks to snap losing streak against Northwestern on homecoming
The State News football beat writers Nathaniel Bott and Stephen Olschanski discuss the college football matchup between Northwestern (2-3 overall record, 1-1 Big Ten) and MSU (2-3 overall, 0-2 Big Ten). The Spartans are looking to snap a three-game losing streak and shake up play calling in the midst of a quarterback controversy.
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PREVIEW: MSU looks to break slump with win against Northwestern
The MSU football team and head coach Mark Dantonio will be looking to snap a three game losing streak––something that has happened two other times at MSU under Dantonio––against the Northwestern University Wildcats on homecoming weekend.
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Game of the Century lives on in former MSU players
If it weren’t for a 10-10 tie on a cloudy and biting November day in 1966, the seven men sitting in the front of 101 Conrad Hall wouldn’t be here.
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MSU defensive front looking for a much needed spark in the pass rush
MSU football’s pass rush has been next to non-existent, only garnering a total of five sacks throughout their first five games. Players like junior Malik McDowell, a preseason All-American and senior Demetrius Cooper, whose five and a half sacks last season were supposed to translate to more production, have failed to get to the quarterback.
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COLUMN: The "inches" for MSU are starting to turn into excuses
MSU football is having its roughest stretch since 2012, when MSU won their last regular season game to become bowl eligible. But, at the same time, they won that bowl game with former quarterback Connor Cook entering the game and leading MSU to victory, paving the way for his future success.
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MSU to search for "inches" against Wildcats
For the last nine seasons, save 2012, the Spartans have found themselves the benefactors of the game's highest cliche, inches.
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Five takeaways from Dantonio's press conference previewing Northwestern
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio left his post game press conference following the Spartans loss to BYU last Saturday. On Tuesday, he addressed a number of those issues, including a possible quarterback controversy.
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MSU football in the midst of a quarterback question
Fifth-year senior quarterback Tyler O’Connor took the podium in the media center of Spartan Stadium with the look that comes after three straight losses — he wasn’t happy. But even after being yanked in the fourth quarter in favor of junior quarterback Damion Terry, he kept his poise.
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Takeaways, grade, and game balls from MSU's third straight loss of season to BYU
The MSU football team (2-3 overall record, 0-2 Big Ten record) lost their third straight game of the season to the BYU Cougars (3-3 overall, Independent) in a non-conference tilt sandwiched between Big Ten season.
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Spartans struggle with play calling continues, results in loss to BYU
In its last two home games, MSU football has mustered 20 points. A meager six against Wisconsin and 14 points against 109th ranked pass defense in the country BYU.