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Elijah Kaye is a senior at Michigan State University studying journalism. He is involved with Big Ten Student U, Spartan Vision and Spartan Sports Report. He is interested in on-air and behind the scenes work in sports broadcasting.
Two of college basketball’s premier programs brace to face off in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. This will be the first postseason meeting between Michigan State and North Carolina since the 2009 National Championship.
EAST LANSING – Michigan State is desperate for a win after starting the season 2-0, then losing four consecutive games. The Spartans will have another crack at getting back in the win column against Michigan tonight. Recapturing the Paul Bunyan Trophy would be just what the program needs in the midst of a season that’s slipping away week by week.
Taking care of the ball needs to be on the front of the Spartans’ minds after committing 12 turnovers in the last three games. Quarterback Katin Houser, who saw his first career start last week in Piscataway, has the tall task of facing the smothering Wolverine defense. Houser completed 18 of 29 passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns in the 27-24 loss to Rutgers.
Michigan State came into its 107th homecoming football game looking for a fresh start after getting blown out by Washington last week. They were unable to bounce back, falling to Maryland 31-9 and starting Big Ten play 0-1 for the second straight year.
Michigan State football started the new season on the right foot after a strong second half against Central Michigan last week. MSU will look to add another in the win column when they take on Richmond for the very first time.
Michigan State ran out of the Spartan Stadium tunnel Friday night determined to start the new season strong after posting a 5-7 record in 2022. They accomplished just that, handling business against Central Michigan by a score of 31-7.