Tag: Governor Whitmer

Spartan Stadium expected to be full for football games this fall following Governor’s briefing

Following a briefing by Governor Whitmer, Michigan State is now planning for full capacity at football games this fall.

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Michigan State football fans who missed tailgating and screaming your head off in Spartan Stadium, your time has come. Governor Whitmer addressed the media in a COVID briefing on Thursday and announced that she will be lifting all outdoor capacity limits, opening the door for outdoor sports to fill their stadiums.

MSU athletic director Bill Beekman responded to the news with a statement saying that Michigan State is preparing for full capacity at Spartan Stadium this fall.

The University also released a hype video welcoming back Spartans:

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New Michigan COVID-19 restrictions include attendance ban at MSU sporting events

New restrictions from Governor Whitmer will eliminate the ability for player’s families to attend games at Spartan Stadium.

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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new set of COVID-19 rules and restrictions on Sunday after cases have been spiking around the country, and at least one of those new rules will directly affect MSU.

Whitmer announced that there will no longer be any attendance allowed at sporting events. Thus far this season, families of players were allowed to come to attend football games at Spartan Stadium, but that will now be put on hold until the coronavirus is back under control in the state.

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Gov. Whitmer: Mask order applies to Big Ten football, but that could change

Governor Whitmer’s office said that the mask rules for athletes will apply to Big Ten football, for now.

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On Thursday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office released a statement that the mask requirement for athletes in the state applies to Big Ten football in the state, but that a face shield will be sufficient to pass the rules. They also said that the administration is open to changing the order for Big Ten play.

The rule currently requires a face mask for all athletes “except for occasional and fleeting moments.”

The mask rule is just one of many things the Big Ten and Michigan State will need to navigate after they reversed the decision to postpone the season until 2021 in favor of an Oct. 23rd start date.

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