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Michigan State football Articles

Michigan State’s offense taking shape under Nick Sheridan
The Spartans’ new coordinator is leaning on competition and attention to detail as a rebuilt roster moves deeper into fall camp
Cam Edwards came to Michigan State expecting to win – and he isn't thinking small
The UConn transfer wants to be the best running back in the country, but his plans at MSU start an old friend on the offensive line and a belief that the Spartans are building something different
ANALYSIS: Joe Rossi finally has the whole defense in his room
No longer tied to one position group, Michigan State’s defensive coordinator is using his new freedom to build a defense and connect the Spartans

Pat Fitzgerald sets Michigan State’s standard on the first day of fall camp: ‘It will never ever be good enough’
Fitzgerald began the painstaking process of teaching Michigan State exactly what he believes a championship program looks like

2026 College Football Preview by the Numbers, Part 2: Projecting Michigan State's 2026 Season
Breaking down every game on Michigan State's 2026 schedule to uncover the most realistic paths to six wins and bowl eligibility.

INSIDER: The man who knows exactly how Pat Fitzgerald builds winning football programs
Michigan State chief of staff Jacob Schmidt spent nearly two decades watching Pat Fitzgerald transform Northwestern and is now helping recreate that blueprint in East Lansing
OPINION: Pat Fitzgerald won Big Ten Media Days – and may have sold Michigan State fans on coming back
Fitzgerald gave a frustrated fan base something it has been missing for years – a reason to believe MSU football has the right leader and a recognizable direction

INSIDER: Pat Fitzgerald is building Michigan State for the future – without surrendering the present
From rebuilding the trenches to rethinking practice and demanding alignment above him, Fitzgerald has a plan to make the Spartans competitive now – not someday

INSIDER: Why Michigan State's most important athletics story didn't leave with Kevin Guskiewicz
Sources tell Spartans Illustrated that the future of Spartan Ventures may be every bit as important to J Batt and Jon Palumbo as it is to MSU Athletics.

Red Cedar Radar, Print Edition: Michigan State news, notes and intel
Latest: MSU football hires Riley Lees as director of football strategy/special assistant to the head coach.

Recruit Reactions: Michigan State makes presence known during Pat Fitzgerald's first junior day
Michigan State hosted a large number of prospects in East Lansing on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24. Several recruits discuss the experience here.

Brantley is Back: Michigan State adds a known commodity at corner
Charles Brantley transfers back to Michigan State after spending the 2025 season at Miami

Spartans add UCF dual-threat quarterback Cam Fancher from transfer portal
Fancher brings extensive starting experience and versatility to the Spartans’ offense.

Film Room: Breaking down Nick Sheridan's offense
Some initial thoughts on what Sheridan's offense might bring to MSU

Against All Odds, Week 14: The Turkey Illusion
This week's results provide several examples as to the fallacy of inductive reasoning

Bad Betting Advice, 2025 Week 14: Run it Back
If it were up to Dr. Green and White, he would run it back in 2026 with Coach Smith

Against All Odds, 2025 Week 13: Decisions
The Michigan State football losing streak has reached eight games, and now it is decision time in East Lansing.

Bad Betting Advice, 2025 Week 13: Heart
Dr. Green and White offers a heart-to-heart explanation of why the Spartans have a chance in Iowa City, which teams are the best shape to reach the postseason, and which bets have the best odds.

Against All Odds, 2025 Week 12: Plans
"And it came to me then that every plan is a tiny prayer to father time."

Bad Betting Advice, 2025 Week 12: Once More, With Feeling
Can Michigan State bring the season back from the dead? I've got a feeling that they just might.

Against All Odds, 2025 Week 11: Battery, 100%
Spartan football fans will hopefully feel recharged after a solid weekend for MSU sports

Against All Odds, 2025 Week 10: Superstition
I am not a very superstitious person, but results like Saturday makes me wonder.

Bad Betting Advice, 2025 Week 10: Golden Opportunities
Will the Spartans cash in on this week's golden opportunity, or is it time to discuss that golden parachute?

Against All Odds, 2025 Week Nine: Inches
While football is a game of inches, far too often the Spartans have been off by a mile

Bad Betting Advice, 2025 Week Nine: Civil War
Can the Spartans win enough battles on Saturday to win the war against the Wolverines?

Against All Odds, 2025 Week Eight: The Pursuit of Happiness
I know that in my life and am I glad that I have the liberty to pursue the knowledge that sports analytics offer. What can I say? It's make me happy.

Bad Betting Advice, 2025 Week Eight: Hoosiers
Today, I present to you an underdog story.

Against All Odds, 2025 Week Seven: Dark Clouds
Just like the weather in Michigan, the trajectory of the Spartans' season has changed quickly

