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Tom Izzo talks Michigan State basketball loss to Nebraska

Quotes from Tom Izzo following MSU’s loss to Nebraska:

Michigan State dropped its second straight game and opened the Big Ten season 0-2 with a loss to Wisconsin last week and a loss to Nebraska on Sunday.

For a team ranked in the preseason top five, this start has been abysmal. The road loss to Nebraska dropped the Spartans below .500 (4-5 overall, 0-2 Big Ten).

Following the loss to Nebraska, Tom Izzo spoke to the media and discussed the state of his team.

See what the coach had to say:

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Michigan State football ends losing streak, beats Nebraska on senior day

Harlon Barnett collects his first win at the helm of Michigan State, knocking off Nebraska:

It was senior day in East Lansing when Michigan State (2-6, 0-5 B1G) welcomed in the Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-3, 3-2 B1G) to Spartan Stadium. Behind an outstanding defensive effort, Michigan State was able to end Nebraska’s three game winning streak, while simultaneously ending their own six game losing streak, beating the Cornhuskers 20-17.

The Spartans offense had a decent day, something MSU fans haven’t been able to say for a while. In total, the Spartans gained 295 yards.

Both quarterbacks saw action in the game, with Houser getting majority of the work, finishing 13/20 for 165 yards and a touchdown. Sam Leavitt went 1/2 for 25 yards, also adding a touchdown. Both looked like plus players when in the game.

On defense, Jaden Mangham and Khalil Majeed both secured interceptions, while Cal Haladay recovered a fumble. The team also had 7 sacks, with true freshman, Detroit native Jalen Thompson leading the way with 2, while forcing the fumble Haladay recovered.

The win marks the first for Harlon Barnett since taking over as the interim head coach of the program.

Michigan State will look to carry this momentum on the road to Columbus next week when the Spartans match up with Ohio State.

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BREAKING: Katin Houser to start for MSU football vs Nebraska

Katin Houser will start, Sam Leavitt will play, according to Harlan Barnett in his pregame radio show

On his pregame radio show ahead of Michigan State’s game against Nebraska, Harlan Barnett has announced that Katin Houser was going to be the starting quarterback for Michigan State against Nebraska.

He did mention, true freshman Sam Leavitt was going to get some playing time in this game as well, meaning a 2-QB system could be on the horizon.

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Michigan State basketball overcomes huge deficit, defeats Nebraska in Lincoln

It was very bad, but it then turned into very good in Lincoln when the Spartans overcame a 15-point deficit to defeat Nebraska:

It was an emotional roller coaster for Spartan Nation, but the Spartans were able to overcome a 15-point deficit to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers 80-67 in Lincoln on Tuesday night.

The first half could not have gone any worse for MSU, the team shot 27% from the field and could not stop anything Nebraska did. The deficit got as bad as 15 when the Cornhuskers took a 36-21 lead.

MSU was able to chip 3-points off of that lead, but went into the break down 38-26.

Shots started to fall in the second half for MSU, and the Spartans started mounting their comeback. MSU cut the lead to 3, but a quick 7-0 Nebraska run gave Nebraska a 55-45 lead. From that point on, it was all Spartans.

The Spartans went on a 35-12 run to end the game, storming back and winning a huge game on the road. Overall they outscored Nebraska 54-29 in the second half.

AJ Hoggard was a standout in the game, recording a double-double with 10 points and 14 assists in the game. Joey Hauser (20 points), Tyson Walker (19 points) and Jaden Akins (17 points) all had huge performances to will Michigan State to a win.

Michigan State will be back in action to close the regular season on senior day against Ohio State on Saturday at noon.

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Michigan State basketball shakes off turnover filled first half, beats Nebraska 79-67

Max Christie scored a career-high en route to a Michigan State 79-67 win over Nebraska

Michigan State survived another sluggish first half, stepping up in the second half to defeat Nebraska at home, 79-67. The win improves the Spartans to 13-2 and 4-0 in Big Ten play.

The first half consisted of a story that Michigan State fans wish would really go away, as the Spartans turned the ball over 11 times in their first 17 possessions. Salvaging the back end of the first half, the Spartans only had one turnover in the final 20 possessions of the half. Gabe Brown’s 10 points was a major factor as well, giving MSU a 38-34 lead heading into the break.

As we have seen in the last few games, Michigan State came out of the locker room looking like a whole new team on the defensive side of the floor, which ultimately turned into solid offensive possessions.

The Spartans efforts scoring the basketball was led by Max Christie who posted a new career-high, scoring 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Other Spartans posting double-figure points include Gabe Brown, Malik Hall and Tyson Walker.

MSU will need to continue fixing their turnover problem, as they turned the ball over 19 times in the game.

The Spartans will be back in action on Saturday for a rivalry matchup in Ann Arbor against Michigan.

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Michigan State football up 5 spots to No. 16 in latest AFCA Coaches Poll

Michigan State football up 5 spots to No. 16 in latest AFCA Coaches Poll

The latest AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY is live and Michigan State football is up 5 spots to No. 16 in the polls after a thrilling 23-20 overtime victory over Nebraska.

Michigan State had put themselves on the map with a huge road victory against the Miami Hurricanes a week ago. Coming off of a huge road win, the Spartans were challenged to follow it up with a home game against a Nebraska team that has been trending upwards. The Spartans prevailed in a game that they were shown a lot of adversity and came away with a 23-20 victory in overtime.

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The Spartans will look to continue their climb in the rankings next week when they host Western Kentucky.

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Michigan State football bringing back the block ‘S’ for game against Nebraska

The block ‘S’ will be back on the Michigan State helmets this weekend

A weekly tradition amongst the Michigan State Twitter, revealing the uniform combo for the upcoming game to the fans.

It is something that is always worth looking forward to, and helps get everybody excited for the game ahead.

In this weeks edition of the reveal, the Spartans are bringing back a logo that is known to be a fan favorite.

The block ‘S’ will be returning to the Spartans helmets this Saturday against the Cornhuskers. Green jerseys and white pants will round out the outfit.

A great uniform combination for a huge game that lies ahead.

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Michigan State vs Nebraska Prediction, Game Preview

Michigan State vs Nebraska prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Michigan State vs Nebraska prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Michigan State vs Nebraska How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
How To Watch: FS1
Record: Michigan State (0-0), Nebraska (0-0)
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Michigan State vs Nebraska Game Preview

Why Nebraska Will Win

Really … has Michigan State beaten anyone who’s any good?

It’s an underground hipster theory about Alabama’s win over Miami to start the season – Miami might not be any good. Bama is obviously amazing, but it might not be Alabama like everyone thinks it is, at least based off that win.

Michigan State beat the Canes. It also beat a bad Northwestern team and Youngstown State … oooooooh.

The Huskers aren’t playing all that poorly. The Illinois game looks more and more like a loss that would’ve been avoided if the Fordham game came first to work out some of the kinks, and the 23-16 loss at Oklahoma might have been – relatively speaking – among the best games yet under Scott Frost.

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Why Michigan State Will Win

The balance on the Spartan offense has been almost perfect – 791 rushing yards, 769 yards through the air.  It’s finding ways to move the ball as needed, it worked out the passing game timing against Youngstown State, and it’s been able to run well in all three games so far.

The O has been better than expected, and the defense has been a rock so far against the run. Nebraska’s Adrian Martinez is throwing well, and he leads the way in rushing, but the MSU D will take its chances with the ball in the air.

As long as Martinez isn’t hitting the big home run with his legs, the Spartans should be okay.

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What’s Going To Happen

Nebraska is playing better overall lately, but Michigan State is just too sharp, too balanced, and playing with too much confidence in all phases.

Like the Oklahoma game, the Huskers will hang around and make it competitive, but they’ll come up just short when the chances are there to take over the momentum.

Michigan State won’t exactly break it open late, but they’ll get the big fourth quarter drive to put it away.

Michigan State vs Nebraska Prediction, Line

Michigan State 34, Nebraska 20
Line: Michigan State -5, o/u: 52
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3

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Michigan State football announces week four captains for game against Nebraska

Michigan State has announced their week four captains

It is now known that the Mel Tucker era will feature weekly captains, and that they will be different on a game to game basis. We are now in week four and will be seeing another unique combination at the captain spots.

The one new thing we also will see this week, is a fourth captain has been added to the line of captains. The previous three weeks we had only seen 3 captains.

In week four against Nebraska, we will see Xavier Henderson, Tyler Hunt, Drew Beesley and Kevin Jarvis captain the Spartans against the Cornhuskers.

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Michigan State football to “stripe the stadium” Saturday against Nebraska

Spartan Stadium will be “striped out” for Saturday’s game against Nebraska

Michigan State is off to their first 3-0 start since 2015, and the fan base is certainly feeling the excitement and the hype centered around the program.

Coming off of a huge road win over the Miami Hurricanes, the Spartans will be coming back home to play host to the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

With the Spartans coming home, with a 3-0 record, and playing an in-conference opponent that isn’t liked by many, the MSU fan base is gearing up to pack Spartan Stadium.

Michigan State will be giving the fans the opportunity for an amazing atmosphere, bringing back the “stripe the stadium” concept.

If you are attending the game, you can find what color your section will be wearing below:

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