Fresh off a 30-20 win over Toledo in the first game of the Pat Fitzgerald era, Michigan State hosts Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 12. Kickoff is set for 3:38 p.m. ET in Spartan Stadium. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network with Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst) and Dannie Rogers (sidelines) on the call. EMU brings a 1-1 record into East Lansing after defeating Sacramento State in the season opener on Aug. 29, 28-17, before falling to San Jose State last Saturday in Ypsilanti, 27-21.
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Matchups That Will Define Game Between MSU and Eastern Michigan
Quarterbacks will be the defining storyline around this game. That’s largely because EMU’s quarterback, Noah Kim, played at MSU from 2020-23 and started a handful of games in 2023. Kim spent a year at Coastal Carolina in 2024 after leaving Michigan State before joining Eastern Michigan for the 2025 season. He led the MAC with 2,817 passing yards last year.
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Wrinkles MSU’s Nick Sheridan Has Revealed in Offense Already
Michigan State’s offense faced a lot of questions headed into the 2026 season. Not necessarily bad ones, but more about personnel and which players would play the most. Overall, new offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan’s first game at MSU should be considered a mild success. The lack of success in the red zone and just outside it is a valid concern, but the Spartans didn’t have any procedural penalties, and Sheridan’s offense showed a few encouraging wrinkles.
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Michigan State Spartans vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Game Preview
The Eagles are coming off a disappointing 4-8 year in 2025, including 3-5 in the MAC. The outlook for this year might be a bit better though. ESPN gave EMU the fourth-best odds to win the MAC championship, behind Miami (OH), Western Michigan, and Toledo. Las Vegas, however, might not have the Eagles flying quite as high. Vegas Insider gives EMU a 5.5 win total and a composite of various outlets has Eastern finishing sixth in the 13 team MAC.
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Spartans Tame Broncos for Sixth-Straight Win
Michigan State volleyball earned its fifth-straight sweep and sixth-consecutive victory with a 3-0 win (25-18, 25-19, 25-14) win over Western Michigan Tuesday night inside the Breslin Center. MSU moves to 6-0 (0-0) with the win, while Western Michigan, suffering its first loss of the season, drops to 6-1 (0-0). The Spartans have won 17-straight sets, their highest total since winning 23-straight sets during the 2018 season.
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The Film Room: Toledo Edition
Michigan State opened the Pat Fitzgerald era with a 30–20 win over Toledo. It wasn’t always pretty, but after spending months wondering what this team would look like under a completely new staff, we finally have something much more useful than speculation.
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Spartans Move to 5-0 with Straight-Set Win at Central Michigan
Michigan State volleyball ended a busy week with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-10, 25-19) road win over Central Michigan Saturday evening inside McGuirk Arena. MSU moves to 5-0 (0-0 B1G) with the win, while CMU dropped to 0-7 (0-0 MAC). The Spartans have now won 14-straight sets in 2026 dating back to their season opener against Miami on Aug. 28.
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Michigan State Beats Toledo, 30-20, in Season Opener to Notch First Win for Fitzgerald
Graduate kicker Liam Boyd connected on five field goals, including a career-best from 51 yards with 1:55 left, as Michigan State opened up a 19-7 lead at the half and beat Toledo, 30-20, in the season opener for both teams in front of 72,083 at Spartan Stadium Friday night. It was the first win for Michigan State under first-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald.
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3 Keys for MSU Football in Season Opener vs. Toledo
The Spartans start the Pat Fitzgerald era on Friday (8 pm ET, FS1) against Toledo. MSU traditionally begins its season on a Friday night — it’s 13-0 in Friday season openers and 11-0 at home since 2011. Here are a couple of things Michigan State must show and do to take down the Rockets, who seem to be a pretty popular upset pick.
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Janz’s Buzzer Beater Draws Notre Dame, 2-2
Senior Ella Janz headed the game-tying goal past keeper Sonoma Kasica with four seconds remaining to earn Michigan State a 2-2 draw on the road at [RV] Notre Dame on Thursday night. The final sequence saw defender Samantha Maroni push it ahead for freshman Lacey Kindel on the right side. She went right and then cut back toward the middle as she eluded a defender. Her service found Spartans at the top left corner of the penalty area, where Kayla Briggs headed the ball netward. Janz was racing in and tipped it, scoring her first goal of the season with 89:56 elapsed in the game.
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No. 8 MSU Men’s Soccer Plays Pitt To 0-0 Draw Thursday
No. 8 Michigan State men’s soccer played Pittsburgh to a 0-0 defensive draw at DeMartin Stadium Thursday night, as Spartan junior goalkeeper Jake Grekowicz stonewalled the Panthers. After several thunderstorms rolled through the East Lansing area Thursday afternoon, the weather cleared for a nice evening of soccer at DeMartin, and a large, spirited crowd was treated to thrilling end-to-end action, despite no goals being scored.
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New coaches, new rosters set stage for Michigan State football’s opener vs. Toledo
Pat Fitzgerald was hired as Michigan State’s 27th head coach two days after the Spartans’ final game of the 2025 season, a 38-28 win over Maryland, becoming MSU’s fourth full-time head coach since 2019. Meanwhile, Mike Jacobs was named Toledo’s 28th head coach on Dec. 10 after Jason Candle, the program’s all-time winningest coach, left for UConn following 10 seasons with the Rockets.
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No. 8 Spartans Close Out Homestand Against Pitt Thursday
No. 8 Michigan State men’s soccer will conclude its season-long five-game homestand against Pitt on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. at DeMartin Stadium. Thursday is also the Spartans’ Salute to Service game. Michigan State has started the season 4-0 for the first time since 2017 when the Green & White opened 7-0. This is the first time that the Spartans have been in the top 10 since August of 2019.
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Volleyball Finishes Allstate Big Ten/SEC Challenge Week 2-0 with Sweep of South Carolina
Michigan State volleyball swept South Carolina (25-14, 25-12, 25-13) in its final Allstate Big Ten/SEC Challenge Week match Wednesday afternoon inside the Crisler Center. MSU moved to 4-0 (0-0 B1G) with the win, while South Carolina dropped to 3-1 (0-0 SEC). MSU is 4-0 to open the season in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2011-12.
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Spartans Begin Pat Fitzgerald Era Against Toledo Under Friday Night Lights
Michigan State kicks off its 130th season of football and begins its first season under head coach Pat Fitzgerald on Friday, Sept. 4 against Toledo. Kickoff is set for 8:05 p.m. ET in Spartan Stadium. The game will be televised on FS1 with Noah Reed (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst) on the call. MSU will “Stripe the Stadium” with even sections wearing green and odd sections/student section wearing white for the season opener.
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Spartans Open Allstate Big Ten/SEC Challenge Week with Sweep Over LSU
Michigan State volleyball swept LSU (25-21, 25-20, 25-19) in its opening match of the Allstate Big Ten/SEC Challenge Week Tuesday afternoon inside Michigan’s Crisler Center. MSU moves to 3-0 (0-0 B1G) with the win, dealing LSU (2-1, 0-0 SEC) its first loss of the season.
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MSU hockey names Geary, Männistö, Vansaghi captains for 2026-27
Michigan State Hockey has named senior defenseman Patrick Geary its captain, while senior winger Tommi Männistö and junior winger Shane Vansaghi will serve as alternate captains for the 2026-27 season. Geary takes over the position from Matt Basgall, becoming the 81st captain in program history.
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Pat Fitzgerald mum on injuries as Michigan State nears opener
As the Spartans prepare to open the Fitzgerald era on Friday night against Toledo (8 p.m./FS1), their new coach remained cautious about revealing too much about what to expect from his team. Yet the 51-year-old spoke with the optimism that has defined his offseason to revive MSU’s program and his own career.
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