Homecoming weekend in East Lansing was capped of with what MSU head coach Mark Dantonio called a “must-win” football game against Northwestern.
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.
Follow along with The State News football writers, Stephen Olschanski and Nathaniel Bott as they cover MSU football's matchup with Northwestern.
MSU annouced shortly after 2:15 Saturday, that fifth-year senior linebacker Riley Bullough will be back in the lineup for the Spartans for the first time since week two. A team captain and last season's leading tackler for MSU sustained an injury in week two against Notre Dame sending him to the sidelines for the past three weeks.
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.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski put MSU on alert as the Spartans are no sure favorites 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.
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.
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.
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.
When the MSU hockey team kicks off their regular season on Friday, they'll be without a familiar face at the net for the first time since the 2011-2012 season — former first-team All-American, Jake Hildebrand.
With a 2-1 victory against Akron, MSU men's soccer earned their ninth win of the season, surpassing last year's total with still five games remaining.
For the last nine seasons, save 2012, the Spartans have found themselves the benefactors of the game's highest cliche, inches.
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.
The MSU hockey team will kick off their regular season when they travel to the Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. to face off against Lake Superior State University. Last season, the Spartans went 2-1 against the Lakers in their three games.
MSU men's soccer notched its ninth win on Tuesday afternoon with a win against Akron. With the result, the Spartans eclipsed last year's mark of eight wins with still five games remaining until the end of the regular season.
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.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski break down MSU football's loss to BYU and the road ahead for the program.
It was bound to happen sooner or later; MSU finally found a game of zero separation. In a double-overtime, back-and-forth rush of attacks, MSU hosting Wisconsin ended up a 1-1 tie. The two teams also knotted their draw in the Big Ten standings, as both remaintied for second.
Two days, two games, and two wins for MSU Volleyball. The No. 21 MSU volleyball team took the win against the University of Maryland in four sets Saturday, right after their win against No. 14 Ohio State.