Michigan State was held to 4.7 yards per pass, and the secondary executed blitzes perfectly to overwhelm Alessio Milivojevic. Zion Tracy, King Mack, and Daryus Dixon all had at least a half sack. Tracy had a sack-fumble late in the game with the Spartans moving into the red zone. This was the best game all season from the secondary.

Penn State hammered Michigan State 28-10 with a strong second-half showing in East Lansing to snap a six-game losing streak.

Ohio State Buckeyes might sit Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate for The Game vs. Michigan, writes AP reporter originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Ohio State Buckeyes are trying to repeat as national champions.

The West Michigan Partnership for Children is suing the state because the nonprofit's contract was “abruptly ended” in October.

Michigan State football will be playing another afternoon game next week at Iowa. The kickoff time for the Spartans -Hawkeyes game was finalized on Saturday night, with this matchup scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. on November 22. The game will be televised on FS1.

Twelve plays, 11 rushes, and then a pop pass for a touchdown that was really just another run play. It took nine minutes and five seconds off the game clock. In a one-score game in the fourth quarter, Penn State ran it straight through the teeth of the Spartans’ defense and dared them to stop it.

Michigan State still lacks a game changer on defense and consistent pass rush, despite a pair of sacks against Penn State. The Spartans forced only one turnover in the last five games combined and have just six for the season which, heading into Saturday, meant only three of the 134 FBS teams in the nation had fewer.

Follow along as Michigan State and Penn State play for the Land-Grant Trophy and their first Big Ten win of 2025