Spartans show glimpse of future while Wolverines look for answers on and off the field

Thanksgiving weekend is always busy on the football field in Michigan, even during a pandemic. This weekend we got a possible glimpse into the future of Michigan State as Michigan's questions grow.

No. 13 Michigan State coasts to 80-70 win over Notre Dame

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Aaron Henry withdrew from the NBA draft to work on his craft in college.

Michigan St holds off No. 11 Northwestern for a 29-20 win

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — No. 11 Northwestern put itself in position to play for the Big Ten title, then it hit the road.

Penn State beats Michigan 27-17 for first victory

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — In a year when everything seems so unusual and different, Penn State at Michigan felt particularly strange.

No. 13 Michigan State opens with 83-67 win over E. Michigan

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Foster Loyer made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 20 points to lead No. 13

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Josh Langford and head coach Tom Izzo speak after MSU's 16 point win over Eastern Michigan.

Newcomers lead No. 25 Michigan to win over Bowling Green

Chaundee Brown scored 18 of his 19 points in the second half and Mike Smith had 16 points and eight assists to lift the 25th-ranked Wolverines over Bowling Green 96-82 on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.   

Michigan ends 3-game skid, beats Rutgers 48-42 in 3OT

Michigan had to switch quarterbacks, go three overtimes and play roughly 4 1/2 hours to avoid the football program's worst start in 53 years. It was worth it.

Maryland-Michigan State canceled after Terps' virus outbreak

The Big Ten game Saturday between Maryland and Michigan State has been canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak on the Terrapins resulted in a positive test for coach Michael Locksley.

WATCH - Former Spartans Cassius Winston and Xavier Tillman share their emotions of getting selected in the NBA Draft
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Xavier Tillman and Cassius Winston both went in the second round of Wednesday's NBA Draft. Tillman was selected by Memphis, Winston went to Oklahoma City but was traded to Washington.

Michigan rocked by Wisconsin at the Big House, QB Milton gets benched

This was a chance for the Wolverines to show the world in prime time that their two straight losses and 1-2 start were merely a fluke, and that the talent Jim Harbaugh so often preaches about is there and with better execution, with early success, they could right the ship. On Saturday night that vessel never had a chance to leave the harbor. Joe Milton threw two first-quarter interceptions, the first of which was a deflection and the second that hit Badgers linebacker Leo Chanel right in the numbers, and while the picks looked very different the result was very much the same as Wisconsin came away with a touchdown.   

Turnovers once again haunt the Spartans, suffer first home shutout loss since 1985

This one had a big-game feel to it long before Michigan State and Indiana ever kicked off Saturday in East Lansing, but it had nothing to do with the Spartans.  In another twist of irony that has become the calling card of 2020, these days all eyes are on Tom Allen's 10th ranked Hoosiers, who have cracked the top ten for the first time in 55 years. As football fans around the great state of Michigan learned all too well last week, the hype surrounding Michael Penix Jr. (25-38, 320 yds. 2 TD, 2 Int) and his teammates is well deserved, and Mel Tucker's team wore the legitimacy of that as 7.5 point home dogs against a team they've won four in a row against.

MSU's basketball coach Tom Izzo tests positive for COVID-19

Michigan State University's men's basketball coach Tom Izzo has tested positive for COVID-19, the university announced Monday. 

MSU fails to build on Michigan victory, loses big to Iowa

Playing upon a recent theme, this one was over long before all the votes were even counted.  All week long the Spartans talked about putting the win over Michigan in the rearview mirror and making sure to keep the focus forward heading into Iowa City. But from the Hawkeyes opening drive, it was obvious that this was not the same team that went into Michigan Stadium last weekend and physically dominated the Wolverines in the trenches on both sides of the ball. On Saturday, the defense looked more like wet cardboard as the Hawkeyes plowed over the Spartans with 405 yards of total offense including a methodical ground attack that generated 226 yards rushing.  Conversely, MSU failed to win the battles upfront as the offense sputtered with just 1.9 yards per rush and was forced to throw the ball after falling behind 35-0 at the half.