One day after men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo tipped off his 20th season at MSU, he was recognized as the latest induction into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Izzo led the cast of eight that were announced as the 2015 Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Class on Tuesday from Spartan Stadium.
MSU did not move after a bye week in the recent College Football Playoff rankings, remaining at No.
The Maxwell Football Club released its list of semifinalist for a couple of prestigious awards on Monday and a pair of Spartans made the cut. Junior quarterback Connor Cook was selected as one of 20 semifinalists for the 2014 Maxwell Award for collegiate player of the year, and junior defensive end Shilique Calhoun was selected as one of 20 semifinalists for the 2014 Chuck Bednarik Award for outstanding defensive player of the year.
The last time he was at Breslin Center, Russell Byrd was wearing green and white and only himself to worry about. On Monday night, days after the birth of his first daughter with former MSU women’s basketball player Klarissa Bell, Byrd returned to Breslin Center for the first time since transferring from MSU to The Master's College in May.
The men’s basketball team opened its exhibition season at home on Monday night, but a player on the opposing team stole the show.
In the past November has been known as the final drive for a championship and will again serve as a final important stretch for No. 7 MSU starting with No. 13 Ohio State on Saturday
When No. 7 MSU (7-1 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) takes on No. 13 Ohio State (7-1 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) Saturday night in East Lansing, it will not only be for a commanding lead in the East Division, but to stay alive for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
It’s November, and the volleyball team is still searching for an elusive signature win.
MSU has already hosted one big time ESPN show this fall and it looks like the worldwide leader in sports is coming back to East Lansing soon.
The women’s swimming and diving team fell to Buffalo (173-142) and Army (179.5-173.5), while the men defeated both teams (Buffalo 185-130, Army 188.5-164.5) during their travels to New York. The men's team is now 4-1, and women’s team is 2-4. “I thought we did well. When you take into perspective the trip — it was a seven hour bus ride and we got right off the bus and competed Friday night...Traditionally, we don’t usually do that well (in those conditions),” head coach Matt Gianiodis said.
The Spartans cross country finished the Big Ten Championships Sunday with a first place win for the women’s team, and fifth place for the men’s. Redshirt senior Leah O’Connor won the women’s race with a time of 19:26.3.
The seniors on the men’s soccer team ended their career at DeMartin Soccer Stadium on a low note
The volleyball team continued its success over the Big Ten bottom feeders over the weekend while also continuing its struggles against the conference elite.
This week’s already colossal matchup between No. 8 MSU and No. 13 Ohio State got even bigger on Sunday when ESPN announced College GameDay is coming to East Lansing on Saturday.
A season plagued with disappointment for the MSU women’s soccer team came to a close with a 2-0 loss to Indiana on Friday night. MSU (9-9-1 overall, 3-9-1 overall) fell behind in the 27th minute, when a shot from Indiana freshman forward Kayla Smith put the Hoosiers on the board first.
The men's hockey team (2-4-0 overall) defeated the Ferris State Bulldogs (3-3-0 overall, 0-2-0 WCHA) 4-1 Saturday night in East Lansing.
It was professor appreciation night at Jenison Field House, but the MSU volleyball team was the one teaching the lesson on Saturday.
It was senior day on Saturday for the six Spartan seniors on No. 19 MSU field hockey (10-8, 4-4 Big Ten), but No.
MSU hockey (1-4) spent its Halloween night on the ice, as they were defeated by No.
The inability to win close sets came back to haunt the Spartans on Halloween night.