CHICAGO, IL. -- It's fitting that Big Ten football season metaphorically kicked off in the hometown of Michigan State's new head coach and his new favorite son.
Fall camp is approaching for the Michigan State Spartans as a big year approaches for the program. After hiring head coach Pat Fitzgerald and adding roughly 30 new transfers to the roster, the Spartans have improved in key areas but remain uncertain in others.
CHICAGO, IL. -- The start of fall camp is now officially one week away. Michigan State made its appearance at Big Ten Football Media Days on Wednesday, bringing along head coach Pat Fitzgerald , quarterback Alessio Milivojevic , linebacker Jordan Hall , and safety Nikai Martinez .
CHICAGO --- Any sort of talk about "baby steps" for Michigan State is out of the question for the Spartans' new coach. Pat Fitzgerald returned home to Chicago and didn't sell expectations short for how MSU will do in his first year with the program.
A football team always takes on the personality of its head coach, and that means the Michigan State Spartans are going to be feisty under new head coach Pat Fitzgerald.
Tom Izzo and Michigan State basketball have sent out several offers to big-time 2027 prospects and have gained some momentum with some recruits. The Spartans have now made a cut list for another top prospect in the class.
Any improvement from Michigan State this year has to start with its offensive line. The Spartans look a lot different up front this year. MSU will have four new starters this year, which is for the best after the team allowed the second-most sacks in the Big Ten last year.
For the last four years, the Michigan State Spartans have been at the bottom of the Big Ten. It is an unfamiliar place for a program that once competed for Big Ten Championships with national title aspirations.
Fall camp is just around the corner for the Michigan State Spartans as a new era of the program begins this fall. First-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald has his eyes set on returning the Spartans to their glory days of running the Big Ten as a consistent conference and national contender.
Big Ten Football Media Days are officially underway in Chicago. Tuesday is the first day of three during the annual event. Six teams are featured each day in the Windy City.
It’s a new era for Michigan State football in many ways. That includes the quarterback position. Alessio Milivojevic is perhaps the first player Pat Fitzgerald worked to retain when the Spartans’ new head coach arrived in East Lansing.
Michigan State is on the short list of teams still in the running for a few blue-chip recruits. 4-star prospects Jaxson Davis and Jaydn Jenkins both released cutdown lists in their respective recruitments on Saturday.
The Spartans have the chance to bolster their roster with the return of Jaxon Kohler, which would be the biggest addition of the off-season, even if it would simply mean Kohler not having to leave the team at the end of the day.
The Spartans are going to be waiting for a while to see if Jaxon Kohler will be getting another year of college basketball eligibility, and the possibilities of such a thing keep on growing by the day.
Michigan State football has to get very busy in the transfer portal this offseason. The Spartans brought in 32 players from the transfer portal this winter and spring.
The Big Ten is the largest conference in college football, with 18 teams vying to stand tall in Indianapolis as one of the top teams in the sport. For the past several seasons, a combination of Oregon, Ohio State, Michigan, and Indiana has ruled the division with an iron fist.
The Spartans are after a National Championship this year, and they were expected to have to make their run without two of their biggest players from last season, Carson Cooper and Jaxon Kohler.
The Michigan State Spartans are searching for the flame that made them a powerhouse for much of the 21st century under former head coach Mark Dantonio.
Michigan State's offensive line will be one of the biggest determining factors for the Spartans this fall. The unit looks a lot different than it did last season.
The Spartans are in the hunt for a national championship this year, which means every single game matters, no matter how tough the opponent is expected to be or how much the game seems to matter.
Michigan State certainly doesn't have the perfect roster. The Spartans haven't made a bowl game in four seasons, and the odds seem to be above 50% that the drought will reach five in 2026.
What a difference a month makes.
Tom Izzo clearly loves the Michigan State Spartans.
Pat Fitzgerald has a ton of work ahead of him as the new head coach of the Michigan State Spartans.
Tom Izzo is mourning the loss of one of his beloved family members, his mother Dorothy Izzo, who has died at the age of 100.
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