Michigan State Football

Michigan captain Mazi Smith has been charged with a felony gun offense. So when can I expect to see the think pieces in the Detroit papers about U-M's cultural problems?

It's hard to believe but the Spartans could follow up their ignominious collapse against Indiana with a loss at Penn State and still qualify for the postseason.

An LA-based lawyer retained by one of the suspended MSU players says eyewitness reporting proves a Michigan player started the fight in the Big House tunnel by swinging a helmet and throwing a punch first.

Somehow, after a brutal start to the season, MSU's defense has made significant progress and continues to improve. Has that earned Hazelton another season in charge of the Spartans' defense?

Over the last half-century, the team that wins this one particular statistical category in the annual rivalry game has emerged victorious nearly 90 percent of the time. But just how predictive is it?

Michigan has beaten MSU by 23 or more points just five times in the last 45 years.

Social media and sports radio are rife with MSU fans calling for defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton's firing in the wake of the Spartans' lopsided loss in Seattle. But Washington exposed a number of glaring deficiencies for MSU that should gravely concern fans.

MSU has lost its last 13 regular-season games played on the West Coast. Washington hasn't beaten a ranked Power Five nonconference opponent at Husky Stadium in 21 years.

Since 1957, the Spartans have lost 13 consecutive regular-season road games on the West Coast. That doesn't bode well for the 2022 squad's trip to Washington.

In 2022, the only college football programs paying a head coach more than MSU are Alabama and Georgia. The resources invested in Tucker and his program have exponentially raised MSU's profile, stakes, and standards.