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Michigan State football vs. Western Michigan: 5 determining factors and a prediction
Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch breaks down Michigan State football’s opener vs. Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. Friday at Spartan Stadium. TV: FS1. Betting line: MSU -21
If Michigan State’s football team is going to become something beyond expectations this season, that likely means junior quarterback Aidan Chiles and MSU’s receivers — beginning with sophomore Nick Marsh and senior transfer Omari Kelly — are putting on a show. Chiles and his top wideouts don’t need to be in midseason form Friday night, but we should see some explosive moments and drives with rhythm.
It’ll be interesting to see Marsh and Kelly together, and then also to see what MSU’s other new receivers bring to the table — transfers Rodney Bullard Jr., Evan Boyd and Chrishon McCray. This is an entirely new unit surrounding Marsh. And potentially a group that, with Chiles, gives the Spartans’ bona fide difference-makers.
Michigan State football game vs Western Michigan: Live score updates, analysis
The start of the Michigan State football season is officially here.
Michigan State kicks off their 2025 season with a home showdown against Western Michigan on Friday, Aug. 29, at Spartan Stadium, with the game kicking off from East Lansing at 7 p.m. ET on FS1 and streaming on Fubo. This is the 18th time both teams have met, with the Spartans holding a 15-2 overall record in matchups that date back to a 35-0 Michigan State win in 1908.
The Spartans are looking to improve upon a disappointing 2024 season, one that saw them finish with a 5-7 overall record and a 13th-place finish in the Big Ten standings.
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Michigan State depth chart, injury report: Who wins starting battles for opener?
Coach Jonathan Smith just doesn’t see any benefit to making it public.
The Spartans kick off season two under Smith by hosting Western Michigan on Friday (7 p.m., FS1) in East Lansing.
Although Smith said nobody on the team sustained a season-ending injury coming out of fall camp, there are lingering health concerns. They start at kicker with the top two options heading into the fall – Tarik Ahmetbasic and Martin Connington – both dealing with what Smith previous called groin injuries. Ahmetbasic will be a game-time decision with former Division II walk-on Blake Sislo, who has never appeared in a college game, next man up if he can’t go. The coach also said Spartans may use different players for kickoff and placekicking against the Broncos.
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