Two wins to go for the No. 12 MSU football team — one if Nebraska loses to Michigan — before clinching a berth in the inaugural Big Ten championship game Dec.
In the middle of a 7-day stretch that sees the MSU women’s basketball team play four times, the Spartans are set to open their home season against IPFW Tuesday night. The Spartans (1-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) are coming off a weekend split in the Iona Tip-Off Tournament played in New Rochelle, N.Y., in which they were treated to a strong debut by freshman forward Becca Mills, who was named to the all-tournament team and the Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
While the MSU volleyball team is approaching the end of the regular season and must begin to think about its postseason chances, the Spartans already are looking toward their future. Head coach Cathy George and the Spartans received National Letters of Intent from three recruits to play for MSU in 2012.
Two games into her career as a Spartan, MSU women’s basketball freshman forward Becca Mills raked in Big Ten honors for her play during the weekend.
Saturday afternoon, Mark Dantonio couldn’t stop smiling.
Led by the penetration from the defensive line, the Spartans held Iowa running back Marcus Coker to 57 yards — his second lowest total of the season.
In Friday’s Quicken Loans Carrier Classic in San Diego, head coach Tom Izzo saw what appeared to be a return to the days of old.
Facing one of the toughest weekends of the season, the MSU hockey team turned the tables on No. 5 Western Michigan.
While the men’s basketball team opened its season in San Diego, the women’s squad did the same on the opposite side of the country.
Behind a strong performance by sophomore middle blocker Alexis Mathews, the MSU volleyball team from a midweek loss to hand Wisconsin a 3-1 loss on the Badgers’ home turf.
More than 600 wrestlers from more than 29 schools throughout the country attended the the MSU Open on Saturday at Jenison Field House, competing in either the open or the freshman/sophomore division.
Last season, the Spartans left Kinnick Stadium with their heads hanging as the Hawkeye crowd chanted “overrated.”
San Diego — In a game that won’t be remembered for the final score, the MSU men’s basketball team lost to No. 1 North Carolina 67-55 in the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic on Friday.
As the MSU hockey team prepares to take on No. 5 ranked Western Michigan, being a mentally tough opponent is just as important as being physically tough. After a week off from game action, the Spartans will open up a two-game series on the road this Friday and Saturday at the unfriendly confines of Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo.
Kirk Cousins remembers the last time he played at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. He threw three interceptions — two in the first half — against Iowa in the Spartans’ 37-6 loss — their first of 2010.
This is the rematch the No. 13 MSU football team has waited for. After a little more than a year of waiting, the Spartans get their chance to redeem themselves of a 37-6 loss to Iowa in Kinnick Stadium last season. Similar to last year’s matchup, there are major implications in Saturday’s game.
San Diego — When most freshmen begin their college basketball careers, there usually is some time for adjustment — a period to get used to the drastic differences between playing in high school and playing NCAA Division I basketball.
While the MSU men’s basketball team is preparing for its first game of the season on the USS Carl Vinson, another group of Spartans will open its season on the court. The women’s basketball team will start its season off in the Iona Tournament, playing its first game against Villanova at 1:45 p.m.
After a crushing 3-0 set loss at No. 16 Minnesota, the MSU volleyball team is looking to right its ship against Wisconsin on Saturday night. So far in the Big Ten season, the Spartans (18-9 overall, 7-8 Big Ten) have either suffered a season sweep or swept opponents they’ve played twice, and the match against Minnesota was no exception. Despite the loss, the Spartans saw some promising things from the team.
Only a day after Tom Izzo announced his strongest recruiting class in years, MSU baseball coach Jake Boss Jr.