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Colby Schikora is a Michigan State Senior who is in his second year of sports journalism. Colby is from Tecumseh, Michigan and loves all things related to sports media. He is a current executive producer and reporter for Spartan Sports Report. He is also a Men's and Women's soccer beat reporter for Impact 89fm.
Career goals and aspirations vary from player to player.
Some strive to win personal accolades, and some dream of being a March Madness legend.
But beating your biggest rival on their home court is a goal that sifts through the minds of nearly every competitive athlete.
On Saturday night, all 15 players on the Michigan State basketball team got their first taste of beating rival Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Coming off an exhausting loss at the hands of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Michigan State basketball team was looking to bounce back and pick up a marquee win at home against Illinois.
Few coaches in Division I men’s basketball eclipse the milestone of 700 career wins. 37 coaches to be exact. Fewer coaches get to accomplish the feat against their rivals. And even fewer get to celebrate their birthday by doing so.
With 9,385 boisterous fans filling the Breslin Center seats on Saturday afternoon, MSU head coach Robyn Fralick was able to get her first taste of the rivalry that is Michigan versus Michigan State.
As he came off the court, he received a round of applause.Â
And when he came back on the jumbotron, he garnered an even louder applause, putting a bright smile on his face.Â
Setting a new career-high, senior forward Malik Hall poured in 24 points on 9-12 shooting, including 2-2 from beyond the arc.
On the penultimate day of 2023, Michigan State and Indiana State met at the Breslin Center for a non-conference matchup, unlike the last time they met in the 1979 National Championship game.
At the beginning of a long, imperative head coaching search for Michigan State, names circulated day in and day out. The fan base, student-athletes, and other leaders have never been more desperate to find the right person for the job.
In the midst of Michigan State University hiring an entire new coaching staff, Katin Houser has informed multiple sources that he intends to enter the transfer portal.
Michigan State University has announced former Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith as the Spartans’ 26th head football coach.
On Sept. 1, Michigan State football’s season began, with hopes of getting back on track and making a bowl game with a brand-new quarterback.Â
Two weeks into their campaign, things took a turn for the worst for Michigan State, and they would never fully recover.Â
Now the season has come to a close in despicable fashion, as MSU finished their season losing to Penn State University at Ford Field, 42-0.