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Fitzgerald's Bye Week Plans: Recovery and Recruitment
MSU Basketball Finishes Preseason with Marquette Loss, Rotation Still Taking Shape
Injuries and Incompletions Mark Another Spartan Loss
Spartans Return to the Rose Bowl to Face Big Ten Leader UCLA Amid Injury Crisis

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Oct. 21, 2026 ~ “The Shift,” presented by Pepsi, takes you inside the reigning back-to-back-to-back regular season Big Ten Champion Michigan State Hockey program for the 2026-27 season.

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Oct. 25, 2026 ~ Michigan State Head Basketball coach Tom Izzo speaks with Mark about their upcoming game on Thanksgiving against Arkansas at LCA and the Final Four in April.

Oct. 14, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Jamie Edmonds, and Steve Courtney talk with Michigan State head coach Pat Fitzgerald about the recent loss, the upcoming game against Northwestern, and team resilience.

Oct. 7, 2026 ~ Jamie Edmonds and Steve Courtney talk with MSU head football coach Pat Fitzgerald about the upcoming homecoming game and team improvements.

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MSU FOOTBALL

Fitzgerald's Bye Week Plans: Recovery and Recruitment
After a 28-10 loss to UCLA Saturday, Michigan State football heads into its first bye week of the season before the rivalry game in Ann Arbor. Head coach Pat Fitzgerald said the week off is about restoring an injured roster and recruiting for next year.

MSU MEN'S BASKETBALL

MSU Basketball Finishes Preseason with Marquette Loss, Rotation Still Taking Shape
Michigan State men's basketball fell to Marquette, 79-86, on Sunday in their last tuneup before the regular season, but head coach Tom Izzo said exhibition games are more about experimentation than execution.

MSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Reloaded and Ready: Spartans Have the Pieces for Another March Run
EAST LANSING ~ Michigan State women's basketball may look different when the 2026-27 season tips off, but expectations in East Lansing remain high. After a 23-9 season, a national ranking, and a second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament's second round, the Spartans enter the new year with a proven culture, emergin...

MSU HOCKEY

Spartan Hockey Sweeps Season Opening-Series Against Northern
Michigan State opened its season ranked No. 3 and delivered on expectations, defeating Northern Michigan 6-2 on Friday and 5-1 on Sunday to sweep the nonconference series. Freshman skaters played a central role in MSU's early momentum.

MSU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE:

DATE

MATCH-UP

PRE | KICK

Friday, September 4

Toledo @ MSU 30-20

6:30P | 8P

Saturday, September 12

Eastern MI @ MSU 35-7

2P | 3:30P

Saturday, September 19

MSU @ Notre Dame 10-27

6P | 7:30P

Saturday, September 26

Nebraska @ MSU 13-31

3:30P | 5P

Saturday, October 3

MSU @ Wisconsin 3-31

11P | 12:30P

Saturday, October 10

Illinois @ MSU 37-38

2P | 3:30P

Saturday, October 17

Northwestern @ MSU 21-24

10:30A | 12P

Saturday, October 24

MSU @ UCLA 10-28

2P | 3:30P

Saturday, November 7

MSU @ Michigan

TBA

Saturday, November 14

Washington @ MSU

TBA

Friday, November 20

Oregon @ MSU

6:30P | 8P

Saturday, November 28

MSU @ Rutgers

TBA

MSU MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE:

DATE

MATCH-UP

TIP-OFF

October 20, 2026

UConn @ MSU (Exh.) 63-67

7P

October 25, 2026

MSU @ Marquette (Exh.)

1P

November 2, 2026

Quinnipiac @ MSU

7P

November 5, 2026

Toledo @ MSU

8P

November 10, 2026

MSU vs Duke

7P

November 13, 2026

Northern Iowa @ MSU

7P

November 17, 2026

MSU @ Tennessee

TBD

November 21, 2026

Detroit @ MSU

12P

November 26, 2026

MSU vs Arkansas

4:30P

December 2, 2026

Minnesota @ MSU

6:30P

December 5, 2026

Drake @ MSU

2:30P

December 9, 2026

MSU @ Maryland

8:30P

December 12, 2026

Merrimack @ MSU

2P

December 19, 2026

MSU vs Gonzaga

TBD

December 22, 2026

Oakland @ MSU

6P

December 29, 2026

Penn @ MSU

8P

January 2, 2027

MSU @ Nebraska

3:45P

January 5, 2027

Washington @ MSU

6:30P

January 9, 2027

MSU @ UCLA

8P

January 12, 2027

MSU @ USC

10P

January 16, 2027

Oregon @ MSU

4P

January 23, 2027

MSU @ Ohio State

1P

January 26, 2027

Penn State @ MSU

7P

January 30, 2027

Purdue @ MSU

TBD

February 2, 2027

Maryland @ MSU

7P

February 5, 2027

MSU @ Illinois

8P

February 10, 2027

Rutgers @ MSU

6:30P

February 13, 2027

MSU @ Michigan

1P

February 16, 2027

MSU @ Iowa

9P

February 20, 2027

Nebraska @ MSU

8P

February 23, 2027

MSU @ Indiana

7P

February 26, 2027

Michigan @ MSU

8P

March 2, 2027

MSU @ Northwestern

8:30P

March 6, 2027

Wisconsin @ MSU

3:45P
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