Coach Mark Dantonio said he had his team “focus on the moment” to defeat Maryland, 24-7, but he called the game ahead a “playoff situation” during his press conference on Saturday.
What do pro-style quarterbacks Jeff Driskel, Cody Kessler, Max Wittek, Christian LeMay, Brandon Allen, David Ash, Kyle Boehm, Reilly O'Toole, Tony McNeal, Chad Jeffries, Gary Nova and Cardale Jones all have in common?
Junior quarterback Tyler O’Connor saw his first sufficient game of playing time in a 24-7 victory over Maryland. The Spartans first drive of the game on Saturday was an eight yard run by fifth-year senior quarterback Connor Cook. And although Cook did not appear to be injured on the play, his backup O’Connor was subbed in on the Spartans’ second drive of the game.
The traveling college football pre-game show, ESPN College Football GameDay, tweeted yesterday it will be in Columbus, Ohio on Nov. 21 for the Big Ten matchup between OSU and MSU.
No. 13-rankled MSU (9-1 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) bounced back from last week's loss with a 24-7 win over Maryland (2-8 overall, 0-6 Big Ten) Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
MSU defeated Maryland, 24-7, Saturday afternoon in East Lansing. The Spartans advance to 9-1 on the season and the Terrapins drop to 2-8.
MSU leads Maryland 17-7 at halftime in East Lansing.
Welcome to the live coverage blog for No. 13-ranked MSU (8-1 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) vs Maryland (2-7 overall, 0-5 Big Ten).
The MSU football team (8-1, 4-1) will play Maryland (2-7, 0-5) at noon on Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
ICYMI: Spartan defensive end and senior Shilique Calhoun took to Twitter on Thursday and talked to some fans on a variety of topics. Here's some of the highlights from the informal Q&A.
The No. 13-ranked MSU football team (8-1 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) is looking to rebound against Maryland (2-7 overall, 0-5 Big Ten) in Spartan Stadium after last week's tough loss to Nebraska.
The starting left tackle for the Spartans, junior Jack Conklin, said the team is already over “that” and “it,” meaning the team’s week 10 loss to Nebraska, and he said a “good physical practice” on Tuesday was a sign the team is still reaching for its goals.
Nebraska shocked MSU 39-38 Saturday night in Lincoln, ending the Spartans undefeated season. However, the Cornhuskers game-winning touchdown probably should have been called back as junior wide receiver Brandon Reilly clearly stepped out of bounds on his own free will. Former Vice President of Officiating in the National Football League and current Rules Analyst at FOX Sports Mike Pereira offered his opinion on the controversial touchdown in a series of tweets. The Spartans undefeated season is over, but the Big Ten Championship is still in reach, MSU has to run the table.
LEAD Kicking with confidence After a shaky start to the season junior kicker Michael Geiger may have finally regained form.
MSU was upset by Nebraska, 39-38, on a touchdown which was reviewed for a force-out. The referees ruled that the receiver was indeed forced-out and came back inbounds to catch the ball for a touchdown.
Welcome to the live coverage blog for No. 7-ranked MSU (8-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) vs Nebraska (3-6 overall, 1-4 Big Ten).
Watch our football reporters give their predictions for this weekend's game against Nebraska.
The No. 7-ranked Spartans (8-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) will be looking to improve their standing in the College Football Playoff rankings against Nebraska (3-6 overall, 1-4 Big Ten). Here are five things to know before MSU takes on the Cornhuskers:
For the better part of the last four decades, that voice has come to represent years of Spartan football history — and just as many years of Detroit Pistons history.
With MSU's bye week this past weekend, junior wide receiver R.J. Shelton used the time-off to do something special for kids in his hometown.