Moments after MSU football head coach stormed away from the podium after Saturday’s underwhelming 23-7 victory over Eastern Michigan, defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi took the stage. Narduzzi turned to the media and with a big grin requested one thing of the reporters before him; “Smile!”
As he went to the locker room, with boos raining down from the stands, Dion Sims knew he had to do something. He couldn’t afford to be the underclassman that showed occasional flashes of potential anymore. With the No. 21 MSU football team (3-1) trailing Eastern Michigan (0-4) 7-3 at halftime, Sims hadn’t caught a pass, and the offense couldn’t find a rhythm.
The No. 21 MSU football team (3-1) avoided a scare, coming from behind to knock off Eastern Michigan (0-4) 23-7, thanks to fourth quarter heroics from Dion Sims and Le’Veon Bell.
The boo birds were out in the first half, as the No. 21 MSU football team (2-1) trails Eastern Michigan (0-3) 7-3 at halftime.
The No. 25 MSU volleyball team dropped its first match of the season in a hard fought 3-2 loss against No. 17 Purdue Friday night at Jenison Field House.
Even after a hard-fought game, the MSU women’s soccer team left Madison, Wisc. with a 1-0 loss at the hands of the No. 13 Badgers Friday night.
Friday night brought the MSU men’s soccer team (3-5-1) one accomplishment it’s been struggling to reach all season: a home win. The team’s victory came in a 2-1 win against in-state rival Western Michigan, now 7-2-0, and slight changes to the offense seemed to get the ball rolling for the Spartans.
On a cold, overcast Friday afternoon, the No. 15 MSU field hockey team lost their Big Ten opener to the No.
If you’re to believe Le’Veon Bell, Spartan fans should have no worries about No. 21 MSU’s (2-1) game against Eastern Michigan (0-3) this Saturday.
Shawn Respert, Clinton Jones and four other Spartan legends were welcomed into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday evening at Wharton Center.
The MSU women’s soccer team faces their toughest test by far when they take on No. 14 Wisconsin at 6 p.m. this Friday in Madison, Wis.
The MSU men’s soccer team will take the field on Friday looking for something they haven’t found this year: a home win. The Spartans (2-5-1) take on Western Michigan at 5 p.m. Friday at DeMartin Soccer Complex at Old College Field.
No new information has been released in regards to the two MSU women’s basketball players who have been suspended for the first nine games of the 2012-13 season.
When Andrew Maxwell committed to the MSU football team as a senior in high school in 2008, the MSU campus wasn’t quite the same as it is today.
When the MSU women’s soccer team takes on No. 14 Wisconsin at 6 p.m. this Friday in Madison, Wis., one Spartan will have a little more motivation to walk away with the win.
It’s often overlooked, but special teams is one of the most important facets of a football game, and after Saturday’s 20-3 loss to No. 11 Notre Dame (3-0), the No. 21 Spartans (2-1) know it better than anyone else.
After sweeping the Holiday Inn Charleston/Mt. Pleasant Tournament in Charleston, S.C., last weekend, the Spartans, now are 12-0, which ties them for the third-best start in MSU history. They’re also 36-4 in individual sets, winning nine of their first 12 matches in straight sets.
Bennie Fowler isn’t quite sure what happened in the first quarter of MSU’s 20-3 loss against No. 11 Notre Dame. On first down, junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell found Fowler in the end zone for what would have been a 28-yard touchdown pass that would have knotted the game at 7-7.
The No. 21 MSU football team (2-1) is headed back to the classroom this week, hoping to study up and learn where the mistakes were made in Saturday’s 20-3 loss to No. 11 Notre Dame.
With the start of their Big Ten season looming, the MSU field hockey team wants to prove to everyone that last year’s 7-13 last-place finish in the Big Ten was a fluke and that they’re ready to contend for a conference title.