SAN DIEGO — Just like he has for his entire football career, quarterback Damion Terry received the snap. Just another play, much like the thousands he’s seen over practices and games.
Junior running back LJ Scott announced on the Fox Sports 1 postgame show that he'll be returning to East Lansing for his senior season.
The Spartans scored on five straight drives spanning the second and third quarters. And from there, they never looked back. As the dust settled to conclude No. 16 MSU's San Diego trip, it was the Spartans who stood victorious, slamming No. 18 Washington State 42-17.
SAN DIEGO — With football finally back, follow along with The State News as No. 16 MSU takes on No. 18 Washington State in the Holiday Bowl.
SAN DIEGO — It's been a minute, certainly, but MSU football is finally back for the final time this season.
Cold air from freezing temperatures caused the pipe near the Breslin's southwest entrance to crack Wednesday.
As the chilly prickliness of Michigan reached sub-zero temperatures, MSU fans flocked in droves to watch their football team back in action against Washington State.
The hype, all the optimism generated by the No. 16 Spartan football team will come full circle Thursday in the Holiday Bowl against No. 18 Washington State.
To better understand an air-raid offense and life in the Pac-12 conference, The State News asked Dylan Greene, sports editor of The Daily Evergreen, five questions about Washington State football.
In front of a packed Breslin Center crowd on Thursday, No. 2 MSU breezed past Big West opponent Long Beach State to pick up its 11th-straight win, 102-60.
National Signing Day wasn't early-February like most years, but it came and went by nonetheless for MSU. And there was no drama, as all 20 expected recruits signed with the Spartans.
Follow along National Signing Day with The State News with the live blog.
Turnovers hindered No. 2 MSU in the early stages against Houston Baptist on Monday evening, but the Spartans would prevail for their tenth straight win and highest point total of the season to dominate the Huskies, 107-62 at the Breslin Center.
No. 2 MSU held off Oakland 86-73 to win their ninth straight game, but it came at no easy task despite the misleading final score. The Golden Grizzlies presented the Spartans with their toughest challenge in almost a month since their last, and only, loss of the season.
Two late threes from Cassius Winston led No. 2 MSU to its ninth-consecutive win on Saturday, as MSU staved off a near upset to Horizon league opponent Oakland University, 86-73, at Little Caesars Arena.
Villanova leap-frogged the Spartans and moved from No. 4 to No. 1 in the nation, while the Spartans moved up one spot to No. 2.
Between the waves of optimism and the endless gushing of a young MSU core, there was a select group of Spartans guiding their underclassmen counterparts along the way.
Sophomore forward Nick Ward was limited to just 11 minutes of court action and a mere three points in the men's basketball's Dec. 5 win over Rutgers. The script was completely flipped for Ward, however, in the Spartan's victory over Southern Utah.
Tom Izzo said before the game Saturday his plan was to feed the ball inside to Nick Ward more. That plan didn’t include the sophomore forward making his first-career three, as the No. 3 Spartans breezed past Southern Utah at the Breslin Center, 88-63.
Volleyball’s historic postseason run has come to an end, as they were swept, 3-0, by the No. 1 seed Penn State Nittany Lions in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament Saturday night.