Coming off an up-and-down week, the 5-2-1 MSU Women's Soccer Team prepares for its first conference test of the season against Ohio State.
The Michigan State football team suffered its first loss of the season in a 41-7 defeat to Washington on Saturday. The Spartan's failed to generate any rhythm on offense or defense, as Husky quarterback Michael Penix Jr. capitalized by finishing the game with 473 yards and 4 touchdowns on 27-35 passing.
While there has been a lot going on for Michigan State football off the field, there is still a game to be played in Spartan Stadium this Saturday at 5 p.m. against No. 8 Washington. MSU will be taking on a top 10 team in Washington, the same Washington that beat last year's Spartan team by 11 points in Seattle, marking the first loss of seven for the green and white in 2022.
Undefeated in five games, the Spartans head to Piscataway, New Jersey to kick off their Big Ten campaign as they will face off against Rutgers 2 p.m. Sunday on Big Ten Network.
Michigan State Football will welcome Washington to Spartan Stadium this Saturday in week three for a matchup between the schools in the second straight season. In a segment by the State News titled Know Thy Enemy, football beat reporter Jacob Smith talked to Ethan Kilbreath of The Daily to get more insight on how Washington plays ahead of the contest Saturday.
Mark Dantonio is officially back with Michigan State football as an Associate Head Coach, a role he once held during his first stint with the Spartans. With the return of one of the greatest MSU football coaches of all time, let’s take a look at both of Dantonio’s timelines with the green and white over his 17-year Spartan coaching career.
Who is Harlon Barnett? Get to know MSU football's acting head coach and former Spartan defensive back.
MSU Football secondary coach Harlon Barnett was introduced as the acting head coach at weekly press conferences on Tuesday. Barnett will look to put the distractions aside and accept his role in leading the team as the Spartans are set to face number eight-ranked Washington on Saturday.
Freshman outside hitter Taylah Holdem recorded a high of 21 kills which tied for the most by an MSU freshman since 2000 Sunday afternoon, when Michigan State’s volleyball defeated North Carolina with a 3-1 victory.
Quarterback Noah Kim has been named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Richmond on Saturday afternoon. Kim completed 18 passes on 22 attempts for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Spartans' 45-14 win.
Michigan State Women's Soccer drew 2-2 with Dayton Sunday despite possessing multiple second-half leads. The Spartans move to 5-2-1 entering Big Ten play.
After the suspension of Michigan State football Head Coach Mel Tucker, Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff and Athletic Director Alan Haller announced during their Sunday afternoon press conference that Secondary Coach Harlon Barnett will take over as head coach while Tucker is away from the team.
After scoring two touchdowns in the Spartans week one victory over Central Michigan, the UConn transfer Carter outdid himself in a 45-14 rout, rushing for 111 yards and three scores on 19 attempts.
Michigan State Football's 45-14 victory over Richmond was a game of many firsts. Both Tyneil Hopper and Antonio Gates Jr. both caught their first ever pass as a Spartan, which happened to turn into touchdown for each player.
In their first ever matchup, Michigan State football dominated the Richmond Spiders by a score of 45-14 to pull to 2-0 to open the 2023 season.
A very close back-and-forth match resulted in MSU being swept by Duke on Friday in a 3-0 match. This drops the Spartans to 4-3 on the still-young season.
Michigan State Football will look to improve to 2-0 on the season as they host Richmond. The Spartans pulled away late in the second half in their opener against Central Michigan, and will look to set the tone early against The spiders-an FCS opponent. MSU is 7-0 all time against FCS opponents.
Know Thy Enemy is a Q&A where the perspective changes from the eyes of The State News to the eyes of the student newspaper of Michigan State's opponent. This week, The State News' football beat writer Nick Lundberg spoke with sports reporter Jimmy James of The Collegian ahead of Saturday's Michigan State-Richmond game.
Michigan State University is introducing a new walk-through metal detector system at Spartan Stadium, the MSU Police and Public Safety office announced on Wednesday in a press release. The metal detectors are part of MSU’s ongoing enhancement of the university’s safety and security portfolio.
