Tom Izzo to help find next football coach
“You know what, it’s gonna work out, we’re gonna move forward,” Izzo said. “This is a very, very good football job and football is the most important sport here. I’ve said that. “I will remain a big-time football fan and do anything I can to help.”
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After three straight losses, Michigan State’s top priority in bye week is obvious
Harlon Barnett’s life is in football. He was an All-American defensive back at Michigan State who spent seven seasons in the NFL and has been coaching for two decades. For all that experience, Michigan State’s interim head coach was at a loss for words late Saturday night inside Kinnick Stadium after a 26-16 loss at Iowa.
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Community Letter from AD Alan Haller
As Michigan State athletics is in the early stages of a national search for our next head football coach, I wanted to provide an update to the Spartan Community so you would know what to expect from the process. But most importantly, I want to start by expressing my deep gratitude to the Spartan Community and the student-athletes in our football program for all your efforts over the last few weeks.
Michigan State’s QB situation being reviewed again amid Noah Kim’s struggles
A week after being benched late in a loss against Maryland, Kim continued to struggle while making his first career start on the road. He was 25-for-44 passing for 193 yards, zero touchdowns and three interceptions in Saturday’s 26-16 loss at Iowa.
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Michigan State among worst disciplined teams in nation
The lack of discipline continues for MSU, a constant even before coach Mel Tucker’s suspension and firing. The Spartans committed 10 penalties for 94 yards against the Hawkeyes, including four in the fourth quarter. MSU’s offense got flagged four times for false starts in the final 16:10, three coming on third down. The Spartans have been penalized 40 times for 358 yards in five games this season; their eight penalties per game rank 117th out of 130 teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision, and their 71.6 yards penalized rank 118th.
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Iowa Tops Michigan State, 26-16
The Michigan State football team fell at Iowa on Saturday night, 26-16, before a crowd of 69,250 at Kinnick Stadium. The Spartans (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) held a 16-13 lead after three quarters, but the Hawkeyes (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) rallied to score 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to earn the comeback win.
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Know Thy Enemy: MSU Football hits the road for the first time to battle Iowa
Know Thy Enemy is a Q&A where the perspective changes from the eyes of The State News to the eyes of the student newspaper of Michigan State’s opponent. This week, The State News’ football beat writer Jacob Smith spoke with football reporter Matthew McGowan of The Daily Iowan ahead of Saturday’s Michigan State-Iowa game.
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Michigan State may have issues, but Iowa has plenty of its of its own too
Michigan State heads to Iowa this weekend after back-to-back home losses by 20-plus points, days removed from firing its head coach and with quarterback issues after Noah Kim’s second-half benching last week against Maryland. Iowa’s issues may not be quite on that level. But the Hawkeyes have plenty of issues of their own, too.
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Michigan State Football Update
Michigan State University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Alan Haller, with the support of the interim president and the board of trustees, today terminated Mel Tucker’s employment contract. Specifically, the university terminated Tucker’s contract for his admitted and undisputed behaviors which have brought public disrespect, contempt and ridicule upon the university; and constitute a material breach of his agreement, and moral turpitude.
Mel Tucker fired: MSU football coach out amid sex harassment allegations
Michigan State University fired head football coach Mel Tucker for inappropriate conduct on Wednesday, a stunning fall for one of the highest-paid coaches in college sports, who signed a record 10-year, $95 million contract less than two years ago.
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Michigan State’s defense finds positives it hopes to build on in first road test
Three possessions into the game, Maryland reached the end zone three times. Michigan State trailed 21-0 midway through the second quarter last week and appeared headed for a second straight blowout loss. However, unlike the previous week when the Spartans were noncompetitive in an ugly loss to Washington, they fought back and challenged the Terrapins late before a 31-9 loss.
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Spartans Travel to Iowa for Prime-Time Matchup Against Hawkeyes
After four consecutive games at home to start the 2023 season, Michigan State travels to Iowa for its first road game to take on the Hawkeyes Saturday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT in Kinnick Stadium. The game will be televised on NBC and streamed on Peacock with Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sidelines) on the call.
Spartans in the NFL: Week 3
Every week throughout the NFL season, we check in on Michigan State products playing at the highest level. More than a dozen Spartans were on active rosters on Day 1 of the regular season, with several others hanging around on practice squads.
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Despite playing three QBs last week, Michigan State sticking with ‘status quo’
Less than a half-hour after Michigan State dropped a second straight game while also playing three quarterbacks, Harlon Barnett voiced his support of starter Noah Kim moving forward. Two days later and after reviewing film, the acting head coach of the Spartans still hasn’t altered his stance. “Right now we’re going to be status quo,” Barnett said on Monday. “If that changes, we’ll let you guys know.”
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Tom Izzo offers support to Michigan State football team
Tom Izzo is pledging his support to the Spartans’ football program as it goes through an abrupt and unexpected transition in the middle of its season. “I’m going to be a full supporter of Harlon (Barnett) and Alan (Haller),” Izzo said. “We’re going to do what we do, man. We’re going to fight through this. There’s going to be a lot of positive things that happen.”
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Firing Mel Tucker could lead players quickly flooding into transfer portal
Alan Haller plans to fire coach Mel Tucker on Tuesday amid allegations of sexual harassment. That would lead to Tucker’s former players facing a dilemma about their future. Tucker’s seemingly imminent formal removal would trigger an NCAA rule that opens a 30-day window for the Spartans to enter the transfer portal.
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Despite pulling Noah Kim, Harlon Barnett says there’s no QB controversy
In his second game as acting head coach, Harlon Barnett made a key change at the top position on the team. With Michigan State trailing Maryland in the fourth quarter, Barnett pulled starting quarterback Noah Kim for Katin Houser. He also gave true freshman Sam Leavitt a shot late.
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