Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari and Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch wrap up a big day for Michigan State, recapping the football team's 29-20 upset of No. 13 Northwestern and the 12th-ranked basketball team's 80-70 win over Notre Dame.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Recapping big wins for Michigan State football, basketball teams

Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari gear up for a busy month of simultaneous Spartan football and basketball action, with Tom Izzo's squad starting its season Wednesday against Eastern Michigan. We give a position-by-position breakdown of the team, including discussion on Rocket Watts/Foster Loyer/Joshua Langford, the "5" position, Joey Hauser and Aaron Henry, along with this week's upcoming games against EMU and Notre Dame.  Then, we move on to the football team, which faces a very tough task Saturday against No. 13 Northwestern, and no sign of who might start at quarterback for the Spartans.  Then we make our picks for this week's contests. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Michigan State Basketball 2020 Preview Extravaganza; MSU Football Faces Big Challenge With Northwestern

We've got a power-packed podcast this week with Detroit Free Press beat writer Chris Solari and Lansing State Journal sportswriters Graham Couch, Nate Atkins and Phil Friend.  In the first part with Graham and Chris, discussion topics include: MSU football's game vs. Maryland is canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak for the Terrapins MSU basketball's nonconference and Big Ten slate, including a Christmas Day game against Wisconsin Xavier Tillman and Cassius Winston are selected in the NBA draft Rocky Lombardi or Payton Thorne at quarterback In the second part, Nate and Phil: Break down Thorne's performance against Indiana after coming on for Lombardi Target potential QBs in the transfer portal Make their Big Ten picks   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michigan State football gets another week to choose between Rocky Lombardi and Payton Thorne

Lansing State Journal sportswriter Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Graham Couch deliver the postmortem following the Spartans' 24-0 loss to Indiana on Saturday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We now know what Michigan State is following 24-0 loss to Indiana

Lansing State Journal sportswriters Nate Atkins and Phil Friend break down how Iowa won last week's game in the trenches vs. Michigan State. And then they move on to the upcoming Indiana game and how MSU's offense can attack IU, and how the Spartans can slow down the Hoosiers' high-flying offense. Indiana QB Michael Penix had his breakout game last year vs. MSU. Can the Spartans prevent a similar level of play this year? And they end with their Big Ten picks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film Room: How Iowa won the trenches, and how Michigan State fixes that problem against Indiana

Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari avoided a tongue-lashing from Mel Tucker following the Spartans' loss to Iowa, so they're here to provide their insight on: Tom Izzo diagnosed with COVID-19 Basketball National Signing Day is Wednesday MSU football lands four commits between Sunday and Tuesday What the hell happened vs. Iowa Indiana preview and predictions   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Izzo has COVID-19, Mel Tucker's not happy, Recruiting talk, Indiana preview

Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari break down the Spartans' 49-7 loss to Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday afternoon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Postmortem from Michigan State's 49-7 loss to Iowa

Lansing State Journal sports reporters Nate Atkins and Phil Friend offered a few ideas on how Michigan State could beat Michigan last week. We'll talk about that and whether we were right on those.  We then move on to the upcoming Iowa game and analyze what Northwestern saw in running 60 times vs. the Hawkeyes, and what we can expect from Iowa's offense and quarterback Spencer Petras.  We end with our Big Ten picks.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film Room: How MSU will scheme vs. Iowa compared to the Michigan win

More than 72 hours have passed since Michigan State's win over Michigan to claim the Paul Bunyan Trophy, but Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari still have plenty to say about the Spartans' stunning performance. After 50-plus minutes of that, we preview Saturday's game vs. Iowa and make predictions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michigan State makes statement in Michigan win, plus Iowa preview

The Lansing State Journal's Nate Atkins and Phil Friend head to the film room to dissect what they saw in Michigan State and Michigan's Week 1 contests. We start with a look at how disruptive the Wolverines' defense was vs. Minnesota, and the concerns MSU's offense should have in generating yards and points. But we do come up with a few solutions!  Then we discuss how MSU's 4-2-5 defense looked vs. Rutgers and what it'll need to do to slow down's Michigan offense and QB Joe Milton, which put up plenty of yards and points vs. a Golden Gophers team that had big expectations this year.  And then, it's on to the Big Ten picks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film Room: Why Michigan's defense might cause Michigan State problems with Nate Atkins

Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch, Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari and LSJ sportswriter Phil Friend get you ready for Saturday's Michigan game, for better or worse.  First, we discuss Mel Tucker's press conference and his comments referring to Michigan as 'the school up the road,' then take a look back at the Rutgers game, and then preview this weekend's game at Michigan, which looked very good in beating Minnesota last week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reviewing Rutgers and what MSU can do to beat Michigan, aka 'the school down the road'

We'll be bringing you a second podcast each week throughout college football season where we break down what Michigan State and its future (and sometimes past) opponents are scheming on both sides of the ball.  Lansing State Journal sports storyteller Nate Atkins and sports reporter Phil Friend will be your guides, and this week they take a look at: MSU offensive Jay Johnson's offense and what he ran at previous stops Rutgers' defense under new defensive coordinator Robb Smith (influenced by coach Greg Schiano MSU DC Scottie Hazelton's preferred defense What to expect from new Rutgers OC Sean Gleeson Big Ten game-by-game picks See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film Room: Michigan State-Rutgers preview with Nate Atkins

There are no weeks off for the Spartan Speak squad going forward, as the Michigan State football team opens its season (finally!) on Saturday against Rutgers. This week, Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari and Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch preview the game, the season ahead and make some bold predictions.  This week's topics: No starting QB named and Mel Tucker press conference reaction (3:27) Depth chart breakdown, position by position (18:39) MSU/Big Ten predictions and over-unders (48:08) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Michigan State Football 2020 Preview Extravaganza

Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari catch their breath after a whirlwind Wednesday that saw the Big Ten Conference reverse course and reinstate football for the fall 2020 season.  Graham and Chris get you caught up on everything you need to know about the Big Ten's decision and what's coming in the next two months. And then, they answer your Twitter questions related to Michigan State football. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Big Ten football season pushes full-steam ahead and what it means for Michigan State

The Big Ten football season may not be happening this fall, but Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari are still playing a full fall schedule as they waste no time on the podcast analyzing all the latest college football and Big Ten news in a big picture sense (0:36)  Other topics:  Mel Tucker lands his first 4-star recruit in New Jersey OL Geno VanDeMark (40:08) MSU football's social media team leans heavily into the name/image/likeness possibilities (43:59) Twitter Questions (52:37) See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump talks to Kevin Warren, and what it all means for Big Ten football

Weekly discussion from the Lansing State Journal sports staff on Michigan State football/basketball and beyond.

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