Michigan State Spartans NCAA Football News

MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins was a regular on Western Michigan's campus during the recruiting process.

Western Michigan has beaten a team from a BCS conference in each of the previous three seasons.

Last Saturday was far from the finest hour for either of these defenses. The Broncos saw Kent State's freshman quarterback torch them continuously until he'd racked up a career-best 373 yards passing, more than doubling his average.

Last week we poked a little fun at ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg for dissing Michigan and Michigan State in his Big Ten power rankings.

After each victory, Minnesota coach Tim Brewster announces a series of team award winners.

East Lansing -- A lot has changed for Michigan State's offense since Javon Ringer rushed for a school-record 22 touchdowns last season.

With three games left in the regular season, Michigan State has simplified its goals.

A prestigious bowl game and a high finish in the Big Ten appear to be only wishful thinking at this point in the season for Michigan State.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio says there are lot of factors for why the Spartans can't punch the ball in the end zone on the ground with consistency.

First Michigan State lost three starters to injury Saturday. Then they lost to Minnesota on a play reminiscent of Franco Harris' Immaculate Reception.

Pretty nasty first half for the Spartans. The defense gives up a score during the first 20 seconds.

Kearney to Michigan State? Illinois sends Juice to the bench for this weekend's match-up with Michigan State MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS VIDEO The last time Julian Peterson was in Spartan Stadium for a Michigan State football game was when the Spartans hosted Penn State for the final game of the season.

Few at Michigan State would consider captain Greg Jones one of the more talkative players.

Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber's junior season has been tainted by a series of turnovers and stalled drives.

Believe Greg Jones when he says he didn't originally commit to the University of Minnesota because the Mall of America is in nearby Bloomington.

Several witnesses identified the man charged with fatally stabbing a University of Connecticut football player as the killer, prosecutors said yesterday.

As gadget plays go, the trick was on Michigan State as much as it was on Iowa. Faced with third-and-18 and trailing by three points late in the fourth quarter of last week's game at Spartan Stadium, MSU coach Mark Dantonio called for the hook-and-ladder play.

VERNON, Conn. a ' Several witnesses identified the man charged with fatally stabbing a UConn football player as the killer, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Series Record: Michigan State leads 25-16. Last Meeting: 2006, Minnesota, 31-18. What's at Stake: Both teams face fork-in-the-road games as the final third of the season arrives.

A day after Michigan State's 15-13 loss to Iowa, coach Mark Dantonio emphasized how much the game came down to a few inches - inches that the Hawkeyes were able to get, and that the Spartans could not.