The Spartans are slated to play Toledo out of the Mid-American Conference in Smith's bowl projections on USA TODAY Sports.

Michigan football finished 2024 with an 8-5 record, including upset wins over Ohio State and Alabama. Despite a disappointing prior season, expectations are high for Michigan in 2025, particularly on defense.

ESPN has released their preseason bowl projections, and one of the two writers included in the projections has the Spartans reaching the postseason this fall. That would be Mark Schlabach, while Kyle Bonagura has Michigan State failing to reach bowl eligibility for a fourth straight season.

Michigan State reaches postseason, with a predicted matchup against a familiar face at a Big 12 school in the bowl game The full predictions from Couch can be found by clicking here.

Year two of coach Jonathan Smith’s tenure at Michigan State is about to begin. The Spartans host Western Michigan on Friday (7 p.m., FS1) looking to rebound from a 5-7 record last season. Nobody knows how the fall will play out but that never stops me from taking a shot in the dark.

Life has been challenging for Michigan State football fans over the past three seasons. Records of 5-7, 4-8, and 5-7 over that span shouldn't inspire a lot of o

Michigan Wolverines football has two running backs that will each play significant roles this season — junior Justice Haynes and sophomore Jordan Marshall — but who will actually start Saturday night’s season-opener in the backfield with freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood?

The three state schools are picked to finish seventh (WMU), eighth (EMU) and ninth (CMU) in the Mid-American Conference this season.

Michigan State hasn't lost to a Group of Five team since 2009, and the Spartans are looking to keep it that way when they face Western Michigan to open up the 2