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Michigan State football suffers worst loss to Michigan in Dantonio era, 44-10 Detroit Free Press
Michigan State football shot itself in the foot late a week ago. The Spartans did it repeatedly and throughout Saturday’s game against No. 14 Michigan. And their last chance to get one memorable win out of this season vanished with every penalty, missed tackle, blown coverage and poor coaching decision. The Wolverines were sharks to blood, and things went from bad to worse for MSU in a 44-10 loss at Michigan Stadium.
Big Housed: Hapless Michigan State pummeled by Michigan Spartans Wire
Paul Bunyan is staying in Ann Arbor. Wins over Michigan built Mark Dantonio’s Michigan State football program. Perhaps it’s right that a thudding loss to Michigan will be the punctuation on Danonio’s final chapter.
Spartans blasted by rival Michigan in Ann Arbor Spartan Tailgate
In a game that’s supposed to be different than any other, the same, tired problems kept Michigan State from being competitive against its archrival. Once the bluster and bravado dissipated, the Spartans had nothing to conceal their well-established weaknesses. They got shredded along the perimeter of their defense, missing tackles in bunches and letting receivers roam free for easy catches. Offensively, MSU was as dull as its fans have come to expect after an early nine-play touchdown drive.
Spartans Fall at No. 15 Michigan MSUSpartans.com
Michigan State was defeated by No. 15 Michigan, 44-10, Saturday at Michigan Stadium in the annual rivalry game for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. Michigan State got on the board first with a 1-yard TD pass from senior quarterback Brian Lewerke to sophomore fullback Max Rosenthal with 1:48 left in the opening quarter. It was Rosenthal’s first career TD catch.
‘We ain’t folding’: Spartans vow to keep fighting after latest beatdown Detroit News
There was no spin outside the Michigan State locker room on Saturday. The Spartans had just been humbled in a way that has rarely taken place under coach Mark Dantonio, getting dominated by their biggest rival in a 44-10 loss to No. 14 Michigan at Michigan Stadium.
The End of an Era The Only Colors
There’s no questioning the fact that Mark Dantonio built this program from the ground up. He wanted to make a living off of beating the Wolverines. He wanted to be the program people bragged about, not Michigan. He wanted so desperately to flip the script in this state for Spartan fans, and he did it. He did it. Time and time again, he beat Michigan. He beat the odds. He proved everyone wrong and brought MSU football to national relevance. So I guess it makes sense for the Wolverines to put the nail in the coffin.
Michigan State ‘shot ourselves in the foot’ with string of penalties vs. Michigan MLive.com
The history of animosity between these two schools is well known, and the officiating crew that came to Michigan Stadium on Saturday acted accordingly. Michigan State and Michigan were flagged for four unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and 15 total penalties in a chippy game between the two rivalry schools.
Michigan State observations from blowout loss at Michigan MLive.com
he battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy was one-sided. No. 15 Michigan (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) rolled to a 44-10 win against Michigan State (4-6, 2-5 Big Ten) on Saturday in Ann Arbor. The loss was Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio’s most lopsided defeat in his 13 games in the rivalry and the Spartans’ worst against the Wolverines since a 49-3 loss in 2002.
Michigan State vows to fight on after worst loss to Michigan in Mark Dantonio’s tenure MLive.com
While Michigan State players filtered to the visiting locker room at Michigan Stadium, the opposition close behind was much more vocal. Michigan players stormed up the tunnel at home with the Paul Bunyan Trophy following a 44-10 blowout win on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor.
Michigan State football grades: Offense, defense, coaching fail vs. Michigan Detroit Free Press
Free Press sports writer Chris Solari rates Michigan State football on a scale of 1 to 10 after the Spartans’ 44-10 loss at No. 14 Michigan on Saturday
Michigan makes easy work of the Spartans in blowout fashion State News
Michigan State came into Saturday’s game knowing it needed to fight to pull off an upset. But for that to actually happen, the Spartans had to fight for more than a quarter. Michigan State held a 7-0 lead against No. 14 Michigan through 15 minutes. But, it was all Wolverines after that. Michigan tacked on 24-straight points en route to a 44-10 win to retain The Paul Bunyan Trophy for the second consecutive year.
Rash of Injuries kick-start MSU’s youth movement against Michigan Detroit News
After a fifth straight loss, there was plenty of talk around the Michigan State locker room about recollecting and moving forward. It’s fitting, then, that after Saturday’s 44-10 loss to No. 14 Michigan there was plenty of focus on the number of young players who continue to get significant action for the Spartans. Twelve true freshmen saw the field against the Wolverines with three — linebacker Charles Willekes, defensive end Michael Fletcher and tight end Adam Berghorst — all playing for the first time.
With no room for error, Michigan State is focusing on what happens next State News
For the Spartans (4-6, 2-5 Big Ten), there is no more room for error — not if they want to play in a bowl game. So, his team needs to wave goodbye to whatever occurred in Ann Arbor on Saturday afternoon, and whatever has happened over the course of MSU’s five-game losing streak, and focus on the final two challenges that remain on its schedule.
‘That’s not Spartan Dawg defense’: Another rough day for Michigan State secondary and defense as a whole State News
There was a point where the big plays and long conversions were finally getting to them. Already on their way to a blowout victory, Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson and the Wolverine offense had a few more big plays in them. On third-and-20 from the Michigan State 48-yard line, Patterson connected with a wide-open Sean McKeon, who slipped behind the Spartan linebackers, for a 27-yard gain. All Antjuan Simmons and Tyriq Thompson could do was look up to the sky in frustration.
Michigan State football post-game grades: Michigan Spartan Tailgate
The Paul Bunyan Trophy is staying here for at least another year, as Michigan walloped rival Michigan State 44-10 on Saturday. A season that started with Big Ten title aspirations has been a train wreck, as the Spartans have dropped to 4-5 amid a five-game losing streak. They need to win both of their remaining games — at Rutgers, home against Maryland — to reach a bowl game.
Mark Dantonio’s best days are behind him, and Michigan State has a big decision to make CBS Sports
Dantonio’s Spartans fall to No. 15 Michigan 44-10 on Saturday. Michigan State was embarrassed by its in-state rival only a week after it blew a 31-10 lead against Illinois in the fourth quarter. Saturday’s loss dropped MSU to 4-6 on the season, meaning the Spartans need to win out to finish at 6-6 and get to a bowl game. It also felt like the last time we’ll see Dantonio coaching in the Michigan State-Michigan game.
Brian Lewerke left wanting more after final loss to Michigan Detroit Free Press
Brian Lewerke looked to his left. Julian Barnett had a step on his defender down the sideline. The Michigan State quarterback cocked the ball and let it fly. The pass fluttered hopelessly short, into the waiting arms of Michigan’s Ambry Thomas for a third-quarter interception. It was a rough final game in the rivalry for Lewerke, who won at Michigan Stadium in 2017. The senior quarterback will finish 1-3 against Michigan in his time at MSU after Saturday’s 44-10 trouncing by the Wolverines. “Obviously, I’m upset,” Lewerke said. “This is the last time I’ll ever play them.”