Category: Mel Tucker

Best quotes from Mel Tucker, Xavier Henderson, and Payton Thorne following Michigan State football’s win over Indiana

Best quotes from Mel Tucker, Xavier Henderson, and Payton Thorne following Michigan State football’s win over Indiana

A Big Ten road win is a Big Ten road win. While it wasn’t a perfect outing for Michigan State, they were able to do what they needed to do to take out Indiana on the road. The Spartans are now 7-0 heading into a bye week as they prepare for a tough stretch to the end of the season.

After the win, Mel Tucker and safety Xavier Henderson spoke to the media to recap a tough fought win and what comes next.

Report: Some influential people at LSU are high on Mel Tucker, could try to lure him from Michigan State

Report: Some influential people at LSU are high on Mel Tucker, could try to lure him from Michigan State

LSU coach Ed Orgeron has been on the hot seat much of the season as his Tigers already have 3 losses on the year. That seat got a little cooler on Saturday when his squad knocked off No. 20 Florida, but unless his team can get a few more high-profile wins, it might be the end of Orgeron’s time at LSU.

That’s where this gets interesting, and a little scary, for Michigan State fans. Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports and The Athletic reported early on Saturday that some influential people inside of LSU are extremely high on MSU coach Mel Tucker. That would certainly imply that, if the Tigers do move on from Orgeron, Tucker would at least be included in their coaching search.

Now, Mel Tucker already jumped from Colorado to Michigan State after a short tenure, so it would be fairly shocking if he did it again to go to LSU. But that LSU job is one of the top jobs in the country and they will certainly roll out the Brinks truck to entice their top candidate to come down south.

Interestingly, Mel Tucker was an assistant with LSU under Nick Saban, another Michigan State coach who was lured to LSU after a short stint with the Spartans.

It is important to note that Tucker has done nothing but praise MSU and call it his dream job multiple times, so this is complete speculation based on a potential coaching wish list from prominent LSU decision-makers.

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‘Mondays with Mel’: Best quotes from Mel Tucker’s post-Rutgers win press conference

‘Mondays with Mel’: Best quotes from Mel Tucker’s post-Rutgers win press conference

Mel Tucker and his Michigan State football team continue to roll on. The Spartans are no 6-0 after getting their revenge on Rutgers on the road and have advanced to No. 9 in the coaches poll, their highest ranking since 2016.

Mel Tucker spoke to the media on Monday following the win, in a new regular time slot on Mondays that he is calling ‘Mondays with Mel.’

Below, we put together the best quotes from the presser.

The ‘Keep Choppin’ Bowl: Rutgers, Michigan State football both lay claim to catchphrase

The ‘Keep Choppin’ Bowl: Rutgers, Michigan State football both lay claim to catchphrase

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Mel Tucker brought a new phrase to Michigan State football this year with ‘Keep Choppin’ and it has caught on among both the players and the fan base. However, another Big Ten team also lays claim to the catchphrase.

Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano says he has been using that phrase since 2005:

“You know, we’ve been doing, ‘Keep Chopping’ since 2005 and Dr. Kevin Elko is, is the person who gave it to me – actually gave it to me in 1999 when I was at the University of Miami- he didn’t just give it to me he gave it to our whole staff,” Schiano told reporters on Monday.

“And it’s funny how things get tucked away and then come out and. But that’s become much more than a word in this program. So, we really, you know, live by that. It’s kind of a big part of our culture.”

I would suggest that this game should be for the all the marbles: whoever wins gets ownership of the term.

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WATCH: Highlights from No. 11 Michigan State football’s win over Western Kentucky

WATCH: Highlights from No. 11 Michigan State football’s win over Western Kentucky

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The Spartans were able to hold on and withstand Western Kentucky on Saturday and are now the No. 11 team in the country. It was an electric first half, and a frustrating second half, but either way, the Spartans were able to do what needed to be done and are still undefeated heading into their match-up against Rutgers.

Below, you can watch the full highlights from MSU’s game against Western Kentucky:

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Key quotes following No. 11 Michigan State football’s win over Western Kentucky

Key quotes following No. 11 Michigan State football’s win over Western Kentucky

It was not a pretty second half, but nonetheless, the Michigan State Spartans are now 5-0 and ranked as the No. 11 team in the nation.

Below, we compiled the best quotes following an inconsistent victory for Michigan State football.

WATCH: Mel Tucker mic’d up for Michigan State football’s pre-Youngstown State practice

WATCH: Mel Tucker mic’d up for Michigan State football’s pre-Youngstown State practice

Here at SpartansWire, we try our best to be unbiased. However, it must be said that Michigan State football head coach Mel Tucker is a cool, cool man.

Below, you can watch as a very fired up Mel Tucker coaches his Spartans heading into their Saturday night homecoming match-up against Youngstown State.

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MSU vs. Western Kentucky Prediction: Can Spartans’ avoid upset bid from Hilltoppers?

Can Michigan State avoid a major upset against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers? Let’s see what the Spartans Wire staff thinks in our weekly predictions

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Michigan State will enter the month of October undefeated, which is amazing in itself. But will it remain unbeaten after its first matchup of the month; that’s a good question.

Michigan State will host Western Kentucky on Saturday in its second straight home night game. The Spartans survived an upset bid from Nebraska last week and will have to do the same against Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers bring a strong passing attack to Spartan Stadium and certainly have the weapons to make this an interesting game. Just ask Indiana, which sneaked past the Hilltoppers in a two-point win last week.

Can Michigan State avoid a major upset against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers? Let’s see what the Spartans Wire staff thinks in our weekly predictions.

Highlights from Mel Tucker takng the podium ahead of Western Kentucky

Highlights from Mel Tucker’s weekly press conference

Michigan State is off to a 4-0 start and is ranked inside the top-20, something not many fans expected heading into the month of October.

Coming off of an overtime victory against Nebraska, Tucker will be leading his Spartans against the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky this Saturday.

Mel Tucker took to the podium for his weekly press conference on Tuesday afternoon, addressing multiple things surrounding the program heading into their week five contest.

Check out the highlights from Coach Tucker’s press conference:

MSU-Missouri slated to battle in Music City Bowl in latest bowl projection from Brett McMurphy

For a second straight week, Michigan State is slated to play in the Music City Bowl by Brett McMurphy of The Action Network

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For a second straight week, Michigan State is slated to play in the Music City Bowl.

Brett McMurphy — a college football analyst for The Action Network — has Michigan State matched up with Missouri in the Music City Bowl for a second straight week. He previously had the Spartans in the Las Vegas Bowl but moved them up to the Music City Bowl after their win over Miami (FL).

In this projected matchup, Michigan State is favored by nearly a touchdown over the Tigers of Missouri.

Check out the complete bowl projections from McMurphy by clicking on the tweet below:

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