Tag: Michigan State

Ohio State will host Michigan State on Saturday in a game that will all but eliminate the loser from College Football Playoff contention. (Image: Junfu Han/Detroit Free Press)

Ohio State, Michigan State Face Off in Must Win Game for Playoff Hopes

Ohio State and Michigan State have identical 9-1 records, and both are still alive in the chase for the College Football Playoff. But one team will likely see those hopes disappear on Saturday when the Spartans travel to Columbus to face the Buckeyes in a huge Big Ten showdown. Ohio […]

Can Northwestern Remain the Only Undefeated Team Perfect Against the Spread? 

Can Northwestern Remain the Only Undefeated Team Perfect Against the Spread? 

As COVID-19 cancellations continue to disrupt this fractured college football season, one constant remains: a record number of teams are undefeated. But which program is also perfect against the spread? Northwestern, that’s who.  In a Week 13 college football first, 11 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools remain undefeated. They are […]

Madison mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is one of 12 mayors from Big Ten cities asking the conference to include community concerns when coming up with protocols to fight COVID-19 as football season gets underway this weekend. (Image: News3Now/YouTube)

Could Return of Big Ten Football Be a COVID-19 Superspreader?

As the Big Ten readies to kick off its truncated college football season this weekend, host city mayors are concerned that not enough precautions have been taken to protect communities already at “uncontrollable” levels of COVID-19 spread. In an open letter sent Monday to Big Ten conference officials, mayors for […]

Michigan State point guard Cassius Winston is defended by Kentucky forward Nate Sestina at the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden in NYC. (Image: Adam Hunger/AP)

2020 March Madness Odds: Michigan State 6/1 Championship Favorite

Tom Izzo’s Michigan State squad boasts five returning starters from last year’s Final Four team, including the nation’s top point guard, Cassius Winston, which is why the Spartans enter the 2019-20 college basketball season as the favorite to win the March Madness championship at 6/1 odds. Kentucky and Kansas are […]