#Michigan State Football

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Michigan State heads into 2022 as one of the top curiosities in college football, with the Spartans attempting to follow up on last year's surprising 11-2 season, No. 9 national ranking and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory, all of which allowed third-year coach Mel Tucker to gain traction as a rising force in the profession. "Last year, we as a staff…

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The No. 20 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team (5-2) visit South Bend tonight for the final matchup of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. MSU will look to take down the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to end the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on a two-game win streak in the series if successful. Date: Wednesday, Nov. 30 Tipoff: 9:15 p.m. ET Odds according…

Happy Thanksgiving! If you are reading this and still care deeply enough about the Michigan State football season to read a preview, I've got news for you... You are the best Spartan fan out there. A sick person, yes. But also the best Spartan fan this program could ask for. Let's get into the Happy Valley bonanza. That's Penn State's opponent…

Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing. TV: Big Ten Network. Radio: WJR-AM (760). Betting line: Spartans by 10. Game notes: It's the annual battle for potentially the Big Ten's most disgusting rivalry trophy: The Old Brass Spittoon. First awarded in 1950, the Spittoon - which supposedly dates back to the 1800s, when it was filled with, well, spit -…

The Spartans are making noticeable gains defensively the past four weeks. They're still allowing teams to run on them a fair amount, but gone are the days when they were giving up 6.6, 6.9 and 6.4 yards per offensive play, as they did to Washington, Minnesota and Maryland, respectively. That number has been everywhere from the mid-4s to upper-5s…

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Well, well, well...could this be a PROGRAM WIN on the horizon? We all know what's at stake for Michigan State football on Saturday versus Indiana- a trip to a bowl game that might be in Detroit, Charlotte or some other place without palm trees. But who cares? If you told me this team gets to six wins after the Michigan game, I would've ended any…

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Michigan State's defense has gone from a debilitating weakness to a unit that you might argue is a strength. Not the sort of strength you want to lean on with all of your weight, but a strength relative to many other defenses in the Big Ten. Seriously. The Spartans have allowed seven touchdowns total in their last three games - including two to a…

In the midst of a three-game losing streak, Michigan State returns to Spartan Stadium this week welcoming what will likely be the best team they will face all season. Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) comes to East Lansing ranked No. 3 in the country, having outscored opponents 244-74 through five weeks. Michigan State (2-3, 0-2) is trying to avoid its…

MSU's football team badly needs some sort of positive identity. If one is going to take hold this season, it's likely to be the strength of the Spartans' offensive playmakers. That's their only potential matchup advantage through most of the rest of their schedule. But no offense in the history of football has ever been productive if its offensive…

After an impressive 11-win campaign in 2021, Michigan State is looking to build on its success heading into 2022. Mel Tucker and the Spartans have been a tough one for the oddsmakers to figure out, as the current over/under projection for MSU is set at 7.5. The schedule is certainly tough, with the gauntlet of the Big Ten East and a non-conference…

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Sure, it's possible. Even the most cynical Michigan State fan has to realize keeping the Paul Bunyan Trophy in East Lansing isn't as far-fetched as some would make it out to be. Even with the Spartans' recent track record of playing underwhelming football, Michigan State has a chance to take down Michigan Saturday at The Big House. The Wolverines…

The Mel Tucker Era of Michigan State football has been a wild ride so far. Arriving in East Lansing shortly before COVID-19 did, a thoroughly-disrupted first offseason and diminished roster led to a 2-5 debut season. But Tucker navigated the transfer portal better than any coach has thus far and, energized by talent such as RB Kenneth Walker III,…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to MLive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The Michigan State Spartans were blanked by the #21 Minnesota Golden Gophers 34-7 last weekend, and our experts had Minnesota -2.5 as their best bet for that…

I imagine the Spartans are eager to prove they're better than what they showed last weekend at Washington, especially defensively. The question is, are they? This week will go a long ways toward explaining exactly who this MSU football team is - its defensive secondary, its pass rush, its offensive line. If QB Tanner Morgan and Minnesota have…

Michigan State's Mel Tucker shares harsh truths after Washington lossMichigan State football coach Mel Tucker speaks to the media on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in East Lansing. Free Press sports writer Chris Solari looks ahead to Michigan State football's Big Ten opener Saturday against Minnesota: Matchup: No. 21 Michigan State (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) vs.…

Michigan State coach Mel Tucker orchestrated one of the biggest turnarounds in college football last season with a nine-win improvement and top 10 finish in the country. The unanimous Big Ten coach of the year, Tucker seemed to be establishing the Spartans as an elite program coming off an 11-win season, the team's best since 2015. Surprisingly,…

You might say the Big Ten had it … ruff on Saturday. Well, not during the daylight in Ann Arbor, where Jim Harbaugh's bite was just big as his bark as Michigan football took on the Huskies of Connecticut with a convincing (in case the $1.8 million check U-M cut UConn didn't tell you enough about the two teams) 59-0 victory. In Evanston, however,…

Mel Tucker and his Michigan State football team will hit the road for the first time this season when they travel to Washington for a primetime college football matchup. The Spartans will also find themselves as an underdog for the first time, despite being ranked No. 11 in the country and playing the unranked Huskies. Whether it's because of the…

With Washington football hosting No.11 Michigan State Saturday evening, The Daily sat down with Alex Faber of The State News to get a rundown on the Spartans. For Washington, this is one of the biggest home games in recent memory. What does this game mean for Michigan State? Last year was head coach Mel Tucker's second year in the program. They…

This isn't a game Michigan State can lose. Even in the worst-case scenarios. Not like the Western Michigan game was. Akron appears to be a bottom-tier team in college football, at the beginning of another attempted rebuild. So any improvement from MSU has to come from its own focus and maturity, from its ability to treat itself as the opponent.…

Week 1 of the college football season continues with eight games on Friday, and the only game with a ranked team will take place in East landing, where Michigan State hosts Western Michigan. Last season, Western Michigan upset Pitt, the eventual Atlantic Coast Conference champion. However, WMU could only manage to win half of its Mid-American…

Welcome to the 49th article in the series. This marks the second-to-last time I will be covering the 2021 Michigan State football team, with the 2022 season beginning in only two days. Yesterday, I mentioned that Michigan State has a list of iconic moments from the last decade and a half. "Trouble with the snap," Elsworth's Rose Bowl tackle, and…

Michigan State isn't a favorite to win the Big Ten, but it has the right stuff to make a run. Despite losing WR Jalen Nailor and RB Kenneth Walker III, the Spartans' offense remains potent heading into 2022. There are some questions of depth - which will be graded in this piece - but there is enough top-end talent to guide the ship. Mel Tucker has…

Heading into the 2022 college football season, Michigan State isn't going to catch anyone by surprise. After Mel Tucker worked his magic for 11 wins in 2021, the Spartans aren't in an underdog role any longer. What do oddsmakers have in store for Michigan sports bettors when it comes to MSU's 2022 odds? Here's what MSU is looking at for odds to win…