Michigan State Football is currently in the middle of a four-game losing streak, and it is looking more likely that the Spartans will miss the bowl season for a

NCAAF expert Brad Powers joins Covers’ Joe Osborne to share his favorite underdog picks for Week 9 of the college football season.

Moore praised Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith for having good run schemes going back to his days at Oregon State. The play calling and personnel have not led to much production lately. Michigan State ranks 16th among the 18 Big Ten teams in total offense and 17th in total defense.

Through seven weeks of the 2025 season, Michigan State football sits at 3-4 and the defense has been the main issue. This stat proves that.

As the clock wound down Friday night at TCF Bank Stadium with Minnesota leading Nebraska 24-6, the reaction to the result was predictable. Nebraska, coming into the game ranked for the first time since Week 3 of last season, blew it. Matt Rhule, who had been mentioned with the suddenly vacant Penn State job all week, blew it as well.

A one-day warm-up in temperature also brought an increased risk of severe thunderstorms, which impacted the Indiana football homecoming game against Michigan State. The No. 3 Hoosiers (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) had a historic week and were ready to put it "in the rearview mirror" with Saturday's kick off.