Tag: Michigan State Defense

Watch senior LB Cal Haladay speak on MSU defense, OSU

Watch Cal Haladay speak on MSU defense, OSU game this Saturday

Michigan State football is going to attempt to bounce back from a road loss against Boston College when they welcome in No. 3 overall Ohio State.

Senior linebacker Cal Haladay will be a big part in the Spartans success and getting his team right before a big time matchup with the Buckeyes. Haladay has spent a big portion of the season collecting snaps on defense, being a big focal point of what MSU wants to do.

Watch what Haladay had to say about his defense and the big upcoming game under the lights against Ohio State:

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MSU football DC Scottie Hazelton talks to media before Maryland

Michigan State defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton talked to the media on Tuesday

Michigan State fell to 2-2 after an embarrassing 34-7 loss on Saturday to Minnesota. Within the two game losing streak, there has been a lot of heat put on Spartans defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton due to the lack of competitiveness the defense has had during the two game losing streak.

The Michigan State defense is going to need to take a step up if there is any hope for the Spartans to turn this season into even a minor success.

Take a look at what Hazelton had to say about his defense and the state of the Michigan State season:

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MSU linebacker Antjuan Simmons named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

Michigan State senior linebacker Antjuan Simmons has won the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award for his efforts against Northwestern

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Michigan State spoiled what was a perfect season for Northwestern, downing the No. 8 ranked Wildcats 29-20 at Spartan Stadium this past weekend. The Spartans handed the Wildcats their first defeat of the year, and gave Michigan State the second win over a top-13 opponent of the Mel Tucker era.

The Michigan State defense led the charge in the upset, holding the Northwestern offense to just 1.7 yards per carry. Senior linebacker, and defensive leader, Antjuan Simmons was the leader of the front seven that shut down the Wildcat rushing attack.

Simmons efforts were rewarded by the Big Ten Conference on Monday, earning the Defensive Player of the Week award.

Antjuan Simmons held a game high 13 tackles in the win, one shy of his career best of 14. He also added 2 tackles for loss and one sack to his stacked stat line. Simmons has excelled in Scottie Hazelton’s defense this season, leading the team in tackles (53) and tackles for loss (6.5).

This is the first time in his Spartan career Simmons will have won the Defensive Player of the Week award. Simmons is the first Spartan to do so since Joe Bachie won the award against Northwestern last season.

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