MSU head coach Robyn Fralick and the Michigan State women’s basketball team officially opened practice for the 2026-27 season on Tuesday afternoon at the Breslin Center. “I love the beginnings of stories. I love the energy that surrounds opening day,” Fralick said. “That is still an important thing in our program. It’s still exists, and I am excited for that. I am excited for this particular group to keep growing and getting better.”
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Men’s Basketball Announces Complete Schedule for 2026-27 Season
Michigan State’s men’s basketball complete schedule for the 2026-27 season was announced on Monday, including all non-conference matchups. Times and television for the season will be announced at a later date. Michigan State will open the season with an exhibition game on Friday, Oct. 2 against the University of Incarnate Word, leading into the annual Izzone Campout.
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Michigan State Takes On Nebraska in Big Ten Opener Saturday in Spartan Stadium
Michigan State (2-1) returns home to open Big Ten play against undefeated Nebraska (3-0) on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. in Spartan Stadium. The Spartans fell for the first time this season with a 27-10 loss at No. 3/3 Notre Dame last Saturday night, while the Huskers topped North Dakota, 34-7, in Lincoln. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network and streamed on FOX One with Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst) and Brooke Fletcher (sidelines) on the call.
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Jeremy Fears Jr. Named Preseason National Player of the Year by Blue Ribbon College Basketball
Jeremy Fears Jr. was named the preseason National Player of the Year by Blue Ribbon College Basketball for the upcoming season.
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Spartans Suffer First Loss of 2026, Fall to Michigan 3-1
No. 1 Michigan State suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday, falling to Michigan, 3-1. Michigan (4-1-3, 2-1 Big Ten) snapped a four-game losing streak to the Spartans, and scored its first goals against MSU since a 3-2 win in the 2023 season.
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, Michigan State Football Falls to ND
Michigan State football entered Saturday as massive underdogs, with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish being favored by four touchdowns. The Pat Fitzgerald-led team kept it closer than expected, but the Irish were able to blank the Spartans in the second half to win 27-10. While it was a scrap for respectability, there was good, bad, and ugly.
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Three takeaways as Michigan State football falls on the road to No. 3 Notre Dame
In a rivalry reignited for the first time in nine seasons, Michigan State football stood tall as heavy underdogs travelling to No. 3 Notre Dame. While the Spartans displayed belief in pulling the upset throughout the week and all Saturday night, the Fighting Irish ultimately established their will as a national powerhouse.
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Notre Dame pulls away from Michigan State in second half as historic rivalry returns
The return of one of college football’s most historically significant rivalries was compelling for two quarters. The third quarter went by in a blink, as No. 3 Notre Dame nearly squeezed the clock dry. And in the fourth, visiting Michigan State faded.
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5 Spartans To Watch in Road Test at Notre Dame
Michigan State’s margin for error on Saturday is going to be very, very thin. The Spartans’ efforts against Toledo and Eastern Michigan were good enough to beat MAC teams, but allowing two long touchdowns or having a big second-quarter lull will be death against No. 3 Notre Dame. MSU will need some big performances, likely specifically from these players
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No. 1 MSU prepares for ‘most important game’ of season against Michigan
When No. 1 Michigan State women’s soccer hosts rival University of Michigan on Sunday, the ranking won’t matter. Only the rivalry will. “This is the most important game on our schedule every year,” head coach Jeff Hosler told reporters Thursday.
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Late Huerta Goal Helps No. 19 MSU Take Down Penn State, 1-0
Junior forward Oscar Huerta’s 85th-minute diving header was enough to give the No. 19 MSU men’s soccer team a 1-0 victory over Penn State on Friday night at Jeffrey Field. With the win, the Spartans improve to 6-1-1 and 2-0-0 in Big Ten play.
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Spartans Sweep Drake in Kathy DeBoer Invitational Opener, Move to 10-0 in 2026
Michigan State volleyball opened Kathy DeBoer Invitational action on Friday evening with a 3-0 sweep of Drake (25-22, 25-13, 25-13) inside the Breslin Center. MSU moves to 10-0 (0-0 B1G) with the win
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Five-Star Guard Antonio Pemberton Commits To Michigan State
Michigan State has landed one of its biggest targets in the 2027 recruiting class. Five-star point guard Antonio Pemberton announced his commitment to Michigan State on Friday afternoon. He joined the CBS Sports YouTube channel to make the announcement live.
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What MSU needs to control in road test vs No. 3 Notre Dame
Michigan State football hasn’t been this big of an underdog entering a game in nearly three years. The Spartans enter Saturday night’s primetime contest against No. 3 Notre Dame as 29.5-point underdogs — the largest spread they have faced since taking on No. 6 Ohio State in 2023. Yet, the new staff, headlined by first-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald, isn’t looking to keep it close or secure a moral victory; his squad is looking to hoist the Megaphone Trophy for the first time since 2016.
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A history of Michigan State and Notre Dame’s dramatic, century-old rivalry
On Nov. 25, 1897, MSU played its first game against Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, marking the start of a now 129-year-old tradition. MSU, then Michigan Agricultural College, was only in its second season since gaining varsity status in 1896, and it showed. Notre Dame handled the Aggies 34-6, a sign of things to come, as MSU wouldn’t pick up its first win in the series until 1910.
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Men’s Basketball to Play Incarnate Word in Exhibition Game as Part of Izzone Campout
Michigan State’s men’s basketball team will play an exhibition game against the University of the Incarnate Word on Friday, Oct. 2 at the Breslin Center as part of the annual Izzone Campout on Munn Field on the MSU campus. The Izzone Campout Game will tip off at 7 p.m. and is part of the Izzone Campout.
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Jordan Hall remains questionable against Notre Dame
With just three days until a road matchup against rival No. 3 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Michigan State football may be without the leader of its defense.Senior linebacker and two-time captain Jordan Hall remains questionable ahead of Saturday’s game, as a right arm injury suffered during the Spartans’ season opener against Toledo appears to linger.
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