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Where the Run Went
Michigan State beat Eastern Michigan 41-13 without punting or taking a penalty, after a first half that had 70,000 people quietly bracing. Now the Spartans are 2-0 and driving to South Bend, where Notre Dame is either hurt or waiting.
Enter Week 3 →What It Proved
Michigan State won the opener 56-7 and gave up nothing after Grambling’s first drive. Now an in-state MAC team arrives with a quarterback who started here in 2023, and Notre Dame is falling apart in the distance.
Enter Week 2 →The First Test
Home opener, noon kick, an FCS opponent that runs the option well — and a bar set at looking like a team that rehearsed. Everything filed before the first snap of the Mansour era.
Enter Week 1 →The Hire
Michigan State hands its program to a 28-year-old former band member. Fifteen pieces of coverage, from the flagship feature to the radio meltdown.
Enter Week 0 →