Michigan State football

Akron quarterback DJ Irons runs against Michigan State linebacker Ben VanSumeren, left, during the. For those looking for immediate results from the University ...

“At the end of the day, you’ve got to be able to run the ball,” Moorhead said. Some of that was due to sacks but the running game was stalled. He came to UA from the University of Albany with two years of eligibility left. “I think you saw some of the adjustments we need to make relative to Jeff,” Moorhead said. The Spartans got regular pressure on Irons, and eventually his replacement. “You’ve got to protect that passer and that starts up front. The most effective runner for UA left the game midway through the second quarter. Banks had the ball knocked loose on the play and the Spartans recovered and drove for the game's first touchdown. With DJ Irons possibly out with a lower body injury, Moorhead will have to compensate primarily because Irons is a legitimate dual-threat quarterback who can run the ball. It’s difficult to discern with a game like Saturday’s whether the Zips are just that bad, haven’t yet gelled or whether it was just one of those days when absolutely nothing goes right. The turnover bug bit again with about five minutes left in the first quarter when Irons hit wide receiver Shocky Jacques-Louis for 22 yards, many of which came after the catch. After a promising start offensively during which the Zips drove deep into Michigan State’s territory, familiar mistakes reared their heads, leading to UA getting punished.

Michigan State hosted Akron on Saturday afternoon and throughly dominated the Zips by a final score of 52 to 0. The Spartans improved to 2-0 early on in the ...

Like, execute the play — don’t try to do too much — do what the play is designed to do and that is kind of what it led to today. But I give a lot of credit to him because he’s a competitor and he wants to be a good player, so he works and he got his opportunity. “Yeah, KB, he’s getting better and we have confidence in him to go in the game and get the job done to make plays — be physical, knock the ball (away) from people and play fast and things like that,” Tucker said. “(Thorne) was poised throughout the game and continued to work through the game while he was in there, so we’ll just have to see.” “He had the skill set, you could see the skill on his tape,” Tucker said about Brooks. We have high standards and the standard is the standard and anything less than than standard is unacceptable. “That’s what we have to be able to do,” Tucker added. “I never wanna come outta the game, I wanna stay in the game,” Thorne said. “So with me being older and having a little more experience (than Berger), you know, like as the game goes on, and when we’re watching tape, we kind of chop it up — talk about where each other’s eyes are and what we see and stuff like that,” Broussard added. “So, just kind of feeding off each other, and keeping our legs fresh, I feel like is very beneficial to the team. And then also we have some things that we need to clean up if we expect to be able to go on the road and get anything done. I felt like we came into the game a better football team, but we just had to go out on the field and show that and play a better brand of football more consistently — offense defense, and special teams complementing each other for the entire ball game.

Jalen Berger ran for 107 yards and three touchdowns and Michigan State's defense forced four fumbles Saturday to help the 14th ranked Spartans to a 52-0 ...

Michigan State: Goes on the road Sept. Akron (1-1) starting quarterback DJ Irons was knocked out of the game with just over six minutes left in the first half. 17 to play Washington and hosts Minnesota on Sept. "We have confidence in him to go in the game and get the job done and make plays and be physical and knock the ball off people. The Big Ten Network broadcast reported that he was taken to a hospital with a lower body injury. On Akron's opening drive, the senior safety knocked the ball loose from tight end TJ Banks and linebacker Cal Haladay picked up the ball and ran 22 yards to the Michigan State 41. ... You can't let a team like Michigan State that's big and physical get extra possessions and wear you down." And we have some things to clean up if we expect to go on the road and get anything done." "Can't turn it over once against a team like this, let alone four times and expect to win," he said. "I feel like we complement each other really well running the ball," Broussard said. He has forced three fumbles in the Spartans' first two games. "Our focus was better, our intensity throughout was better," Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said.

Michigan football and Michigan State got big returns for nonconference payouts, but some other Big Ten football teams weren't as savvy in Week 2.

[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). Next up, Oklahoma, which is Southeastern (Conference)-bound, but not for a few years. Of those, they’re 2-2 against the Cougars (1-1 each against BYU and Wazzu) and 54-2 against everyone else. (Actually, Northwestern is 0-7 all-time in hoops against Duke.) The Spartans’ last visit to Seattle came in 1970, when the Huskies were a member of the then-Pac-8. (Forget joking about this being a basketball score: The Boilermakers have faced the Sycamores in hoops three times in the past decade, all wins with a total winning margin of 50 points.) The Golden Gophers’ “Row The Boat”-ing this week was also on the cheap side: Just $450,000 to the FCS-level Leathernecks of Macomb, Illinois. The Buckeyes are also following the “get what you pay for” mantra: $1.8 million this week to the Red Wolves and $1.8 million next week to Toledo. And finally, we have the two Michigan schools: The Spartans and Wolverines broke the bank to the tune of $3.4 million — $1.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively — to thrash Akron and Hawaii by a combined 108-10 score Saturday. The 45-42 loss to a member of the Sun Belt Conference (Frost’s second in five seasons) that went 3-9 last season cost the Huskers of Corn $1.423 million. [spent less Saturday to play the Seahawks](https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2021/12/rutgers-wagner-game-contract-scarlet-knights-make-interesting-move-to-book-nec-opponent.html) — $425,000 — [than they did on DoorDash last year](https://www.freep.com/story/news/watchdog/2022/08/18/rutgers-doordash-orders-for-football-topped-450k-over-14-months/65404301007/). (They’re still ineligible for the Misery Index, though.)

Michigan State football moved up to No. 9 in the USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25 after the Spartans 52-0 win over the Akron Zips.

No. The Gators dropped two spots to No. 7 Oklahoma State moved up three spots and No. 6 Oklahoma moved up one spot, No. The Crimson Tide received 39 out of 65 first-place votes, and are followed by No. Despite a getting a colossal scare from Texas, No.

The Spartans moved to 2-0 with a 52-0 win against Akron on Saturday.

Akron](https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2022/09/rushing-attack-powers-no-14-michigan-state-to-blowout-win-vs-akron.html) [Snap counts, PFF grades: MSU’s Jacoby Windmon among Big Ten’s top pass rushers](https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2022/09/snap-counts-pff-grades-msus-jacoby-windmon-among-big-tens-top-pass-rushers.html) [Payton Thorne upset with interceptions, overthrows and needs to be ‘sharper’](https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2022/09/payton-thorne-upset-with-interceptions-overthrows-and-needs-to-be-sharper.html) [Overheard outside Michigan State’s locker room: No drop off and no doubt](https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2022/09/overheard-outside-michigan-states-locker-room-no-drop-off-and-no-doubt.html) [Rushing attack powers No. The Spartans have a larger challenge ahead with a trip to play Washington (2-0) next week. 9 in the [Coaches Poll](https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/polls/coaches-poll/). [a 52-0 victory against Akron on Saturday](https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2022/09/no-14-michigan-state-rolls-to-52-0-win-against-akron.html), the Spartans (2-0) moved up three spots to No. 11 in the [AP Top 25](https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll?utm_medium=AP_Top25&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter) and climbed two spots to No. Michigan State opened the season with a 35-13 win against Western Michigan before Saturday’s dominant performance against Akron. 14 in the Coaches Poll. It was the program’s first shutout win since a 27-0 victory at Rutgers on Nov. 2, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and Clemson. 1, followed by Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson and Michigan. 15 in the AP preseason rankings and No.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Following its 52-0 shutout win over Akron on Saturday in Spartan Stadium, the Michigan State football team moved up in the national ...

Alabama survived in Week 2 and held off Georgia for the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll but there were big changes elsewhere.

6 all the way to No. Baylor slips 11 spots to No. Tennessee joins the poll at No. The Wildcats vault 10 places to No. 16 following its overtime triumph at Pittsburgh, and Penn State moves in at No. Wisconsin is the week’s other dropout following a home loss to Washington State. [Crimson Tide’s narrow escape from Texas](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2022/09/10/alabama-beats-texas-bryce-young-lfield-goal/8021973001/) and No. Ohio State holds on to the No. 5, Michigan State up to No. Bedlam rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State hold the next two spots, followed by Southern California climbing four spots to No. 3 position, picking up the remaining No. Michigan football still No.

The Spartans moved up three spots to No. 11 in the updated rankings released on Sunday. The Spartans are the third-highest Big Ten team behind only Ohio State ( ...

The Spartans are the third-highest Big Ten team behind only Ohio State (No. The Huskies are also 2-0 this year. Penn State was the only other ranked Big Ten at No.