But as of Saturday, and probably for the rest of the season given that performance, he’s still Michigan State’s football coach. And it’s evident that Michigan State’s players, at least some of them, are still playing for him. His defense put ...

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3) became bowl-eligible Saturday with one of the ugliest wins you’ll ever see, edging the Michigan State Spartans (3-6) in overtime, 23-20, at Huntington Bank Stadium.

Michigan State football will try to stop a five-game losing streak on the road at Minnesota on Saturday, Nov. 1. Our scouting report and prediction.

There’s no trophy on the line here, just the potential to put the Spartans’ metaphorical backs up against the bowl-berth wall: Lose here, and Smith and MSU will need wins in their final three — Penn State, Iowa and Maryland (in Detroit, no less) — to return to a bowl for the first time since 2021.

MSU's Malcolm Bell blitzed off the edge and hit Bryce Underwood to cause a fumble. But the refs called him offside. NBC's ref Terry McAuley disagreed.

Winless in conference play, the Spartans face a Golden Gophers team looking to rebound from a lopsided loss to Iowa last week. Here's how to watch for free.

And for the first time publicly, Michigan State’s second-year football coach seemed to recognize it, sounding frustrated and defeated. When asked what he’d title Saturday’s 31-20 loss to Michigan if it were a chapter in a book, Smith replied ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Here are the Michigan State football players who helped or hurt their stock in the Spartans’ 23-20 overtime loss at Minnesota on Saturday, Nov. 1. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The redshirt ...

Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch grades Michigan State’s football team after its 31-20 loss to Michigan. MSU’s passing game was supposed to be its strength and its equalizer against better competition. Saturday, MSU’s inability to get ...

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▶ The current five-game losing streak is Michigan State’s worst overall and in Big Ten play since 2023, when interim head coach Harlon Barnett began his tenure with a six-game losing streak, including five Big Ten losses. The last time Michigan State lost six was in 2016, when Mark Dantonio led Michigan State to a 3-9 season, 1-8 in the Big Ten.

The Michigan State Spartans are trying to get the season back on track as they take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers tomorrow.  Jonathan Smith’s team needs to wi