The Big Ten Conference announced kickoff times for the first three games of the 2024 Michigan State football season on Thursday afternoon. MSU’s season opener will be on Friday, Aug. 30 against Florida Atlantic at 7 p.m. in Spartan Stadium. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. This marks the 10th time in the past 14 years that Michigan State will open with a Friday night game in East Lansing; it’s also the 12th time since 2011 that MSU will begin the season on a Friday night.