When senior linebacker Greg Jones intercepted the first pass of his career just five plays into Saturday’s win against Northern Colorado, offensive coordinator Don Treadwell said he couldn’t have asked for a better beginning.
Week three of the NFL season was everything it was advertised to be. The winless teams laid everything on the line in an attempt to save their seasons, while the undefeated teams tried to prove their worth.
MSU senior linebacker Greg Jones was named the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week following his two-interception performance in MSU’s 45-7 win against Northern Colorado on Saturday, the conference announced Monday.
Through four games, the No. 24 MSU football team has excelled in the areas considered its biggest question marks coming in, while its vaunted passing attack, which started the season slowly, finally is making strides.
Without head coach Mark Dantonio running the show, the No. 24 MSU football team rallied behind offensive coordinator Don Treadwell as the Spartans defeated Northern Colorado, 45-7, to move to 4-0 on the season.
There might not have been a movie made about him, but soccer players should be trying to bend it like Thompson. Senior midfielder Spencer Thompson scored his second corner kick goal of the season, as the No. 15 MSU men’s soccer team opened up Big Ten play with a 2-0 home victory against Northwestern on Sunday.
Despite splitting two matches in its Big Ten-opening weekend at Breslin Center, the MSU volleyball team still is motivated to have a successful conference season amidst its tough competition.
The MSU women’s soccer team lost its Big Ten opener Sunday, falling 1-0 to conference favorite Penn State (3-6-1).
MSU showed no signs of letdown after last week’s thrilling victory against Notre Dame, defeating Northern Colorado, 45-7, Saturday.
The No. 7 MSU field hockey game opened its Big Ten season with a 1-0 win over Iowa on Friday afternoon at Ralph Young Field.
The No. 15 MSU men’s soccer team found some added motivation before the season began after the team was projected to finish fifth in the conference in a preseason poll. The Spartans are the highest-ranked team in the Big Ten in the top 25 poll and aren’t looking back, moving toward their goal of the 2010 Big Ten Championship.
After an emotional week, the No. 25 MSU football team will have to turn its focus back to the gridiron as the 3-0 Spartans look to finish out a perfect nonconference slate.
After fighting through an off-season of rehabilitating their injuries and striving for team chemistry, the MSU women’s soccer team feels it is ready to battle with the top teams for the 2010 Big Ten Championship.
After Kirk Cousins started all but one game for the MSU football team last season, expectations were high for the junior quarterback heading into 2010. Three games into the new season though, it has been the MSU running game that has paced the Spartans and led them to a 3-0 start and No. 25 ranking in The Associated Press poll.
Hoping to repeat as Big Ten champions and continue its six-game conference winning streak from last season, the No. 7 MSU field hockey team opens its conference play today when it hosts Iowa at 3 p.m. at Ralph Young Field.
Following a nonconference season in which the MSU volleyball team faced several tough opponents, the Spartans will have to use that experience as they begin Big Ten play in one of the nation’s top volleyball conferences.
A student-athlete usually only gets four years to leave a mark on a program. Halfway through her junior season, goalkeeper Jill Flietstra is inching closer to becoming one of the best goalies in MSU women’s soccer history and leaving her own mark.
After enduring a wide range of emotions this week, the No. 25 MSU football team will hope to rely on its concentration when the Spartans hit the field Saturday against Northern Colorado at Spartan Stadium (noon, Big Ten Network).
With two of its starting defenders injured and unable to participate in recent matches, members of the MSU volleyball have been moved into unfamiliar positions.
When the No. 25 MSU football team takes on Northern Colorado at noon Saturday at Spartan Stadium, offensive coordinator Don Treadwell won’t be assuming his usual seat in the coaches’ box.