Football beat writers Stephen Olschanski and Nathaniel Bott break down No. 8 MSU's 30-6 loss over No. 11 Wisconsin in East Lansing. With the loss, the Spartans' overall record falls to 2-1 on the season and 0-1 in Big Ten play.
The No. 8 MSU football team got off to a sluggish start in the first half, and too many mistakes cost the Spartans the start they wanted in Big Ten play, getting blown away by the Badgers 30-6 in the Big Ten opener.
Head coach Mark Dantonio stressed the importance of Big Ten play throughout the week, and it didn’t seem to stick following the Spartans first half performance, as No. 8 MSU trails No. 11 Wisconsin 13-6 at the break.
Follow along in real time with MSU football beat writers Nathaniel Bott and Stephen Olschanski as No. 11 Wisconsin travels to East Lansing to take on No. 8 MSU.
For the first time this year, the Spartans will have a noon kickoff in what is sure to be a bruising Big Ten battle to open conference play. It is the 53rd meeting between the Spartans and the Badgers, the last of which being in 2012 when the MSU defeated the Badgers in Madison 16-13 in overtime.
State News sports editor Casey Harrison and football beat writer Stephen Olschanski discuss MSU football's matchup with Wisconsin, Central Michigan and Western Michigan College Gameday antics, their weekly hot takes and give their picks for the biggest college football games of the weekend.
Tyler O'Connor is more than serviceable at quarterback After going 19-of-26 for 241 yards and two touchdowns against Notre Dame O'Connor proved his game managing forte and skill.
It's been quite the past week for MSU men's soccer. Not only did the Spartans defeat their arch-nemesis in the Battle for Big Bear, but they popped up in the NSCAA Coaches' Poll at the no.
The last time MSU sixth-year linebacker Ed Davis played Wisconsin, he was a redshirt-freshman. He recorded a tackle for loss in that game, and seemed to bring an extra competitive fire wherever he played; whether his work on the scout team his redshirt season or his 58 tackles his junior year as a starter.
After the MSU volleyball team had a successful non-conference season, the team will look toward starting Big Ten conference play on Saturday. The No. 20-ranked Spartans will head into their matches with an 11-1 record and the prestige of being a ranked team for the second straight week.
The often overlooked unit in MSU’s win over Notre Dame on Saturday was the offensive line.
On Tuesday, MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio took to the podium to discuss more impressions he got from the Notre Dame game and preview MSU’s first Big Ten conference game; a noon kickoff on Saturday against the Wisconsin Badgers.
An errant, seemingly innocent bounce of a football took a victim. Notre Dame's Miles Boykin, backpedaling and caught in a block, became a casualty of the game's largest momentum swipe.
The MSU volleyball team concluded their non-conference schedule when they wrapped up their last home invitational — the Spartan Classic— at Jenison Field House.
Junior midfielder Brad Centala had never hoisted the Big Bear Trophy. Neither had junior goalkeeper Jimmy Hague. On Sunday afternoon, they were determined to fix that.
In the Battle for the Big Bear Trophy, MSU edged Michigan 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium. The game was evenly challenged throughout, with the two teams nearly identical in their attacking position and efforts at goal, but MSU exuded the necessary composure both offensively and defensively in the definitive moments.
Junior running back Gerald Holmes didn’t play against Furman in MSU's first game of the 2016 season. The team leading rusher in Big Ten play the year before stood on the sideline as thousands of fans heaped praise on LJ Scott who tore through the Paladins.
South Bend, Ind. — It was the biggest play yet of freshman wide receiver Donnie Corley’s collegiate career, and perhaps the biggest play in No. 12 MSU’s 36-28 victory over No. 18 Notre Dame at Notre Dame Stadium.
South Bend, Ind. — No. 12 MSU football prevented a near collapse against No. 18 Notre Dame Saturday night, narrowing out a 36-28 victory that came down to the final minutes.
