Tyler James, who covers Notre Dame for the South Bend Tribune, breaks down the Fighting Irish for The Detroit News, answering five questions heading into Saturday’s game.
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MSU ready for ‘statement game’ against Notre Dame
Fresh off the bye week, the Spartans are 2-0 and will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Saturday night with the Megaphone Trophy up for grabs.While MSU had its off week, the Irish defeated Boston College last Saturday 49-20 to improve to 2-1 on the season.
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Michigan State vs. Notre Dame: Scouting the edge at each position, predicted score
Michigan State and Notre Dame will line up under the lights at Spartan Stadium on Saturday (8 p.m., FOX) in a nationally-televised game.The Spartans (2-0) opened with wins against Bowling Green and Western Michigan and had a bye last week. The Fighting Irish (2-1) sandwiched lopsided victories against Temple and Boston College around a one-point loss to Georgia two weeks ago.
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Michigan State-Notre Dame rivalry hits longest break in about 70 years
They are moments ingrained in Michigan State and Notre Dame fans that only need a few words to evoke emotions. The Game of the Century. Smoker to Haygood. The flag plant. The rain game. Little Giants. It’s a rivalry that spans 120 years and so much shared history beyond the field between the schools. And Saturday’s 79th meeting between the Spartans and Irish will be the last before it goes on hold, an under-the-lights primetime meeting in a series filled with memories and misery.
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Spartans Take On Notre Dame in Battle for Megaphone Trophy
Fresh off a bye week, Michigan State (2-0) will play host to Notre Dame (2-1) in Spartan Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. in the battle for the Megaphone Trophy. The game is being televised on FOX. | Gametracker
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Irish, Wimbush should keep MSU defense on toes
As Michigan State gets set to take on Notre Dame Saturday night, its defense is asking itself an important question regarding Fighting Irish quarterback Brandon Wimbush. Is he a “capture” or a “kill” quarterback? Yep, that’s how the Spartans look at opposing quarterbacks, and it has everything to do with the strengths of that player.
Source: Detroit News
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The Only Questions: Q&A with Notre Dame
Let’s all just a take a horrible second and remember that the previous time these two teams met both were ranked in the Top 25. MSU beat the Irish on the road 36-28. The Spartans won a single game the rest of the way while Notre Dame won just three. Now we bring it all the way back to the present where we have Patrick Sullivan joining us from One Foot Down, the SBNation site where you can find all things Notre Dame!
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Michigan State-Notre Dame not just another game for Spartans players
During his news conference, Dantonio reminisced about his younger days spent watching Notre Dame on a weekly basis, as it was one of a select few teams to consistently appear on the three channels his TV showed. He brought up the legendary 1966 showdown between Michigan State and Notre Dame, the lone tie in 78 games between the two programs. He rattled off the four years he faced Notre Dame as a Spartans assistant, all wins from 1997-2000.
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Notre Dame game rarely determines Michigan State’s football season
Michigan State’s football game against Notre Dame is always a big deal for the Spartans. It is not always a determining or telling game, though. In fact, in the last 30 years, it is more often a game unto itself, with little to do with how MSU fares in the Big Ten season. Keep that in mind tonight, however it goes.
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Michigan State football vs. Notre Dame: Scouting report, prediction
MSU has won 11 of the last 18 meetings in the series going back to 1997, and this could be the last time these two teams play again until 2026. Dantonio is 4-4 as a head coach with the Spartans (including 2-3 against Kelly), but he also was 4-0 in the rivalry as an assistant for Nick Saban and Bobby Williams between 1997-2000.
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Michigan State hopes to make statement against Notre Dame’s potent rushing attack
It’s only September and the sample sizes are small, but still worth noting. Through three games, Notre Dame (2-1) has the No. 5 rushing offense in the nation at 330.7 yards per game. Michigan State (2-0), in two games, ranks 17th nationally in rush defense at 91.5 yards per game. A winner in the matchup of strength versus strength will be determined when the Fighting Irish visit East Lansing on Saturday (8 p.m., FOX) for the rivalry matchup at Spartan Stadium.
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Michigan State thriving on 3rd down, want more pressure vs. Notre Dame
It’s only been two games, as Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly was quick to point out, but Michigan State shows dramatic improvement from a year ago in one of its key areas of off-season emphasis.Getting off the field on third down.
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Mark Staten recalls ‘Little Giants’ as ‘yeah, coach, it’s going to work’
Although Dantonio kept his memories of the game brief when asked on Tuesday, offensive line coach Mark Staten elaborated more on Wednesday while meeting with media members.” A lot of times people don’t know, it’s just a handful who know,” Staten, who was then Michigan State’s tight ends and tackles coach, said of a trick play. “It may be just the offense that knows that this play is coming or the defense knows that they’re running this blitz and everybody else is just watching it happen.”
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Notre Dame Preview
After a bye week, the Michigan State Spartans welcome Notre Dame to East Lansing for primetime game in another installment of a rivalry that has provided nothing short of excitement the last 10 years. Brian Kelly and Mark Dantonio know each other well, so expect another close, hard fought game between the Fighting Irish and the Spartans.
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MSU to put Notre Dame rivalry on hold after this season
Despite coming off the slowest week of the season — the bye — head coach Mark Dantonio took the podium to address the state of his team.His Spartans take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish come Saturday in front of a national audience. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. on FOX as the two schools restore their historic rivalry.
Source: The State News
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Michigan State, Notre Dame both red-hot in red zone
Michigan State (2-0) will host Notre Dame (2-1) on Saturday (8 p.m., FOX) and face a team that has been even more proficient on its possessions inside an opponent’s 20-yard line. The Fighting Irish are tied for first in the nation in red zone conversion at 100 percent with scores on all 15 trips – 13 touchdowns and two field goals.
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MSU, Notre Dame set to put rivalry on pause
Michigan State and Notre Dame will play for the 79th time on Saturday and, after that, it will be awhile before the teams face each other again. Since 1959, there have been only four seasons — 1995, ’96, 2014 and ’15 — the Spartans and Fighting Irish did not meet. But thanks to several factors, including the Big Ten moving to nine conference games last season, the series no longer will have a regular rotation. The next scheduled games are in 2026 and ’27, and after that, nothing is set in stone.
Source: Detroit News
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Spartans hope to play ‘capture’ the QB vs. Irish’s Wimbush
Chris Frey believes there are two types of quarterbacks. “He’s either a capture or a kill quarterback,” Michigan State’s senior linebacker said. The Spartans’ focus for Saturday against Brandon Wimbush is to corral and contain Notre Dame’s mobile quarterback. “A capture guy is a guy you gotta keep in the pocket,” Frey said. “You can’t let him escape the pocket, because if he does, he’s dangerous.”
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Mark Dantonio reflects on rivalry, ‘Little Giants,’ heading into likely last game vs. Notre Dame
Growing up with only three channels on TV, Mark Dantonio didn’t have to look hard to find Notre Dame football. Watching the Fighting Irish became a weekly habit and he also became versed in their rivalry with Michigan State. Dantonio recalls tuning in to the 1966 matchup, which ended in a 10-10 tie and was dubbed “The Game of the Century.” Now 51 years later, Dantonio is in his 11th season as Michigan State’s head coach and has left his own mark on the rivalry.
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