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In a shocking turn of events, the Michigan State football program has suspended its fourth-year head coach, Mel Tucker, amid allegations of sexual misconduct involving prominent activist Brenda Tracy. Tucker was suspended after allegations went public, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. While a formal hearing to determine Tucker’s fate won’t occur until early October, it […]

Michael Penix Jr.’s run for the Heisman Trophy continues this weekend. The Washington football quarterback was a preseason favorite for the award, and he has shown why throughout the early parts of the college football season. Penix Jr. and the Huskies have dominated, going 2-0, and currently sitting as the eighth-ranked team in the nation. […]

Anti-sexual violence educator Brenda Tracy has addressed her identity being leaked to media without her permission amid the sexual misconduct scandal embroiling suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker. In a statement posted on Twitter, Tracy says that she only shared her story and documents corroborating her claims with USA TODAY after Tucker and his […]

Michigan State football has officially taken action after the alleged harassment of Mel Tucker on Brenda Tracy. The Spartans coach will be suspended without pay in the coming weeks of their NCAA campaign. However, some fans cannot help but recall how this was similar to the Larry Nassar controversy way back in the team’s history. […]

College football in the state of Michigan is in an interesting spot right now. Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh is currently facing a self-imposed suspension due to recruiting violations that was announced before the season started, and he won’t be on the sidelines for the Wolverines until their week four game against Rutgers football. […]

The Michigan State football program is all set to move on from Mel Tucker after he was suspended due to sexual misconduct allegations. The final verdict will take time, but for now, Harlon Barnett is the interim head coach for the Spartans. Tucker has insisted the claims are false, but if so, he likely won’t […]

Mel Tucker finally lashed back against the allegations thrown at him by Brenda Tracy. But, the controversy has not gotten clearer. Both sides started to exchange statements and dispel rumors. Tracy did not at all like a single word in the Michigan State football coach’s statement. She also argued that Tucker should be present in […]

The Mel Tucker controversy in the Michigan State football program has taken a new turn. Brenda Tracy has claimed a lot of alleged actions that the football coach did. But, there seems to be a lot of pushback coming from Tucker’s side. Mel Tucker has finally addressed and tried to dispel some claims made by […]

The Michigan State football program learned the fate on Sunday afternoon as embattled head coach Mel Tucker faces allegations of sexual misconduct. Tucker was reportedly under investigation for several months, dating back to claims of inappropriate behavior from sexual assault advocate Brenda Tracey. The news broke after the Spartans drubbing of the Richmond Spiders on […]

Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker is currently under investigation by the university for alleged sexual harassment. Apparently, this investigation has been ongoing for several months. The investigation was initiated after a complaint was filed by Brenda Tracy, a well-known advocate for preventing sexual assault. She visited the team twice, in August 2021 and April […]

We are back and ready to bring you a host of predictions and picks for Week 3 of the College Football season. We head over to East Lansing, Michigan for this game as the Michigan State Spartans (1-0) host the Richmond Spiders (0-1). It’s the first meeting between these two schools on a college football field! Check […]

It is a battle of Michigan schools as Central Michigan takes on Michigan State. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Central Michigan-Michgian State prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Last year, Central Michigan had its worst season under Jim McElwain, winning just four games after winning their division two out of […]

Michigan State football is less than four days away from its season opener against Central Michigan and has yet to announce who its starting quarterback will be. Head coach Mel Tucker again declined to name a starter on Monday, saying “We’ll see who runs out there first,” according to Graham Couch. With incumbent starter Payton […]

Oklahoma football has had one of the best and most consistent programs in college football in recent years, but when Lincoln Riley left to coach USC football, things changed. Last season was year one for Brent Venables with Oklahoma and things did not go very well. The Sooners finished the regular season 6-6 (3-6 Big […]

The Mel Tucker era in East Lansing has been an interesting one. Year one in 2020 was very bad for Michigan State football, but the Spartans did beat their rival, Michigan football. That’s one of the only things that matter for Spartans fans. Year two, however, saw a complete turnaround. Michigan State beat Michigan again, […]

The Ohio State football team gave their fans a little tease of the alternate gray uniforms the team will be donning when they take on the Michigan State Spartans in November. The Buckeyes posted a picture on the football team’s Twitter account, sharing a few photos of the epic uniforms, to the delight of Ohio […]

The Michigan State Spartans finished with a 3-6 record in the Big Ten East last season, a massive disappointment for Coach Mel Tucker’s squad. The Spartans got walloped by in-state rival Michigan by a score of 29-7 in Ann Arbor. Tucker and company have more returning talent than most fans think, however. The team’s recruiting […]

Henry Hasselbeck, the son of 17-year NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, has announced he will play football at Michigan State. Henry previously committed to play lacrosse at Maryland. Via Henry’s Twitter account: Excited to announce that I have committed to play football at Michigan State! @MSU_Football @Coach_mtucker @JayJohnsonFB @MSUFBRecruiting @JakeReiling97 @CoachCKap @M2_QBacademy @XBHS_Football #GoGreen ⚔️ 🟢⚪️ […]

The Michigan State Spartans are coming off a terrible 5-7 season after a 2021 season that saw them beat Michigan and win the Peach Bowl. Can Mel Tucker get his squad to improve on their record from last year? Check out our college football odds series for our Michigan State over-under prediction and pick. In […]

The Michigan State Spartans are apparently now a favorite to secure the commitment of four-star running back Anthony Carrie. Michigan State football. Carrie, who is part of the 2024 class, is getting interest from several programs including Michigan State football, which, according to On3 is now expected by its experts to land the running back. […]

Michigan State football just lost a prized transfer in former TCU DB Kee’yon Stewart to the Arkansas football team. This came as a shock for MSU fans given that Stewart had just committed to their school two weeks before his announcement. He announced where his next home would be via a tweet. The announcement captioned […]

The Florida State football team added another weapon to their offense on Wednesday, claiming the services of wide receiver Keon Coleman. Coleman announced his commitment on Wednesday, his 20th birthday. Coleman joins Florida State via the transfer portal after spending two seasons with Michigan State. He broke out as a sophomore in 2022, catching 58 […]

Michigan State is poised to take a major hit on offense this upcoming season. Michigan State could lose both their quarterback and leading wide receiver to potential transfers. Quarterback Payton Thorne has entered the transfer portal, via Max Olson of The Athletic. Joining him is WR Keon Coleman, who also entered his name in the […]

Four of the Michigan State football players who were charged for their part in a brawl inside the Michigan Stadium tunnel are expected to have their cases dropped.  Itayvion Brown, Brandon Wright, Angelo Grose and Justin White will likely no longer be charged with crimes because of their participation in a pre-plea diversionary program, according […]

Michigan football is making a major change in their stadium in a bid to avoid incidents like what happened last year when members of Michigan State football attacked a Wolverines player in the tunnel. Apparently after a safety review of the Michigan Stadium after the 2022-23 season, the University of Michigan’s athletic department have decided […]

Five Michigan State football players were arraigned to Michigan’s 15th Judicial District Court on misdemeanor assault charges, according to a Friday report from the Detroit News, one less than originally charged after an incident occurred in a Michigan Stadium tunnel. All five Michigan State players, including sophomore linebacker Itayvion Brown, junior defensive back Angelo Grose, […]

The Big Ten has meted out its punishments for Michigan State football over the team’s role in the attack on two Michigan Wolverines players last October. To recall, the Michigan State Spartans have been the subject of multiple investigations over the past month after several of their players were caught on video attacking two Wolverines […]

The Michigan State Spartans take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. Check out our college football odds series for our Michigan State Penn State prediction and pick. Penn State is heading for a 10-2 season in which the two losses were against Michigan and Ohio State. The Nittany Lions can’t do anything about those two […]

Seven players from the Michigan State Spartans football team will face charges and indefinite suspensions from Spartans head coach Mel Tucker following a late-October altercation after a rivalry game with the Michigan Wolverines, according to multiple sources. “We are transparently working with law enforcement and the Big Ten Conference to evaluate additional facts and evidence […]

A few weeks ago, sports fans were shocked with some brutal scenes after the game between Michigan State and Michigan. After the latter’s close win, several Michigan State football players were filmed beating up an opposing player. The news caused outrage, with many calling for the conference commissioner to do something. Two weeks later… and […]

This year’s Michigan State-Michigan football contest captured the headlines for the wrong reasons, as a wild postgame brawl ensued, during which a Wolverines player was attacked by multiple Spartans players. Or at least, that’s what appeared to happen. On Tuesday afternoon, David A. Diamond, an attorney representing a Michigan State football player, wildly alleged that […]

After a week of scrutiny, the Michigan State Spartans will travel to Champaign to do battle with the one-loss Illinois Fighting Illini. With that being said, it is time to check out our College Football odds series, where our Michigan State-Illinois prediction and pick will be revealed. While there were definitely some chippy moments out on […]

Michigan State football is not done suspending the players involved in the attack of two Michigan Wolverines after their recent showdown. In a new statement released Tuesday, Michigan State Spartans head coach Mel Tucker and Director of Athletics Allan Haller announced that they are suspending Malcolm Jones, Justin White, Jacoby Windmon and Brandon Wright. They […]

The Michigan football team had an idea of what was waiting for them on the field against their Big Ten rival, Michigan State. The Wolverines took care of business, winning the game 29-7. But Michigan football- and specifically defensive back Ja’Den McBurrows- had no idea what was waiting for them off the field after the contest. McBurrows […]

Gemon Green, who is reportedly one of the two Michigan football players attacked by members of the Michigan State squad on Saturday, is taking a legal action in response to the ugly incident. For those who missed it, after the Michigan Wolverines’ 29-7 demolition of the Michigan State Spartans in their Saturday showdown, several Spartans […]

Jim Harbaugh did not hesitate to make it known how he felt about the wild brawl that ensued at the end of the Michigan State-Michigan game. The night of the scuffle, Harbaugh said that the Wolverines players were “assaulted.” On Monday, The Michigan football coach called the Spartans’ acts “sickening” while calling for criminal charges […]

Michigan football running back Blake Corum commented on Michigan State “ganging up” on Michigan football following the Wolverines’ win, per Austin Meek. “As a man, I wouldn’t have felt good ganging up on a couple players. That’s not how I roll,” Corum said. However, Corum added that he understands the frustration of losing a rivalry […]

Jim Harbaugh believes that the Michigan State players involved in the postgame altercation with Michigan football should face criminal charges, per Brandon Brown. “Harbaugh says there is ABC tunnel camera footage that shows everything and it’s crystal clear what happened. He’d be shocked if there’s not serious criminal charges. Called it egregious and sickening,” Brown […]

Michigan State lost to their bitter intrastate rivals Michigan 29-7 in front of a raucous Ann Arbor crowd. Unfortunately for Sparty, it seems Mel Tucker’s team waited until the game was over to show any fight. After the game ended Saturday night, a video went viral on social media from the Michigan Stadium tunnel. The […]