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Watch highlights from MSU football’s win over FAU in season opener

Check out highlights from the Spartans’ season-opening victory over FAU

Michigan State football has started the 2024 season with a victory.

New head coach Jonathan Smith led Michigan State to a narrow victory over Florida Atlantic on Friday night. Michigan State had to use strong defensive play to earn the 16-10 victory over the Owls.

Check out highlights from the season-opening victory over Florida Atlantic:

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MSU Football names its players of game from win vs. FAU

Michigan State football has named its players of the game from its victory over Florida Atlantic

Michigan State football has named its players of the game from its victory over Florida Atlantic.

A handful of Spartans have earned recognition from head coach Jonathan Smith for their play in the victory over the Owls. Here’s a breakdown of the players of the game for the Spartans:

Linebacker Cal Haladay was the Defensive Player of the Game
Running back Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams was the Offensive Player of the Game
Long snapper Kaden Schickel was the Special Teams Player of the Game
Defensive Tackle D’Quan Douse was the Lineman of the Game

Michigan State football returns to the field this next week in a road conference game at Maryland. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday and the game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

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Jonathan Smith thanks Spartan Nation for support, ‘huge impact’ in win vs. FAU

Jonathan Smith gives huge praise to the fans for their role in the Spartans’ win over FAU on Friday night

Michigan State football was in a battle on Friday night and the Spartans fans certainly helped in the win over Florida Atlantic.

The Spartans’ defense came up with multiple key stops late to earn the victory over the Owls by the final score of 16-10. Michigan State’s offense struggled in the second half but the defense was able to stand tall to help preserve the win.

New Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith was especially apprecitive of the Spartans fans in attendance on Friday. Following the win, Smith took to the social media platform X to thank Spartan Nation for the support and “huge impact” they had on the game.

Check out the exact post from Smith below:

https://twitter.com/Coach_Smith/status/1829733594220413068

Watch Jonathan Smith’s press conference following MSU’s win over FAU

Hear what MSU head coach Jonathan Smith had to say about the Spartans’ narrow victory over FAU

It wasn’t pretty but Michigan State was able to kick off the Jonathan Smith era with a victory over Florida Atlantic, 16-10, on Friday night.

The Spartans used a stifling defensive effort to hold onto a late lead over the Owls and earn the season-opening victory. With the win, Michigan State improved to 1-0 on the season.

Hear what Smith had to say about the Spartans’ season-opening victory over Florida Atlantic in his postgame press conference:

Video is courtesy of On3’s Spartan Mag

Watch MSU beat reporter, columnist breakdown Spartans’ win vs. FAU

Watch Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal and Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press discuss MSU’s win vs. FAU

Everyone who follows Michigan State football had some thoughts about the Spartans’ performance on Friday night, and that included Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal and Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press.

Michigan State held on late in its season opener against Florida Atlantic to pick up the win, 16-10. The Spartans jumped out to a 16-0 lead early in the second quarter but didn’t add to its total again.

So what did Couch and Solari have to say about the Spartans’ opener? Click on the post below to watch a video of the two breaking down the Spartans’ victory over the Owls:

https://twitter.com/Graham_Couch/status/1829735970666922156

FAU coach Tom Herman praises MSU QB Aidan Chiles despite poor performance

MSU starting QB Aidan Chiles received high praise from opposing head coach despite poor performance vs. FAU

It wasn’t a great night for new Michigan State starting quarterback Aidan Chiles, but he still earned the praise from the opposing head coach.

Florida Atlantic head coach Tom Herman shared positive remarks about Chiles following the Spartans’ narrow 16-10 victory over the Owls. According to Kenny Jordan of On3, Herman stated Chiles is “special” and he was really impressed by his play.

Chiles finished his first career start completing only 10 of 24 pass attempts for 114 yards and two interceptions. He did run for one of the Spartans’ two touchdowns on the night.

Check out the complete quote from Herman below:

Herman on Aidan Chiles: “I think they have something special with that quarterback.”

Says he’s really impressed by him and thinks Smith has the right pieces to win here. Credits support from MSU and resources.

— Kenny Jordan (@Kenny_Jordan5) August 31, 2024

National CFB analyst provides thoughts, feedback on MSU’s narrow win over FAU

See what Chris Vannini of The Athletic had to say about the Spartans’ following their narrow win over FAU

It was ugly, but Michigan State picked up the season-opening victory over Florida Atlantic on Friday.

Michigan State used a stifling defensive effort to overcome offensive struggles in its 16-10 victory vs. Florida Atlantic. The win was the first for new head coach Jonathan Smith at Michigan State.

So what did the national media think of the Spartans’ effort in the win? Michigan State alum and national college football writer for The Athletic Chris Vannini had some thoughts on the Spartans after Friday’s narrow win. Check out his thoughts below on Michigan State following the win over the Owls:

https://twitter.com/ChrisVannini/status/1829710354445652390

Watch new MSU RB Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams long TD run vs. FAU

Michigan State football added to its first half lead in a big way thanks to new running back Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams

Michigan State football added to its first half lead in a big way thanks to new running back Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams.

On the first play of a new drive in the second quarter, Lynch-Adams ran up the middle 63 yards for another Spartans touchdown. This was the first touchdown as a Spartan for Lynch-Adams, who transferred in the offseason from UMass.

The touchdown from Lynch-Adams pushed the Spartans lead to 16-0 in the first half.

Check out the highlight reel play from Lynch-Adams below:

https://twitter.com/B1Gfootball/status/1829676420185964802

Watch Spartans first points of the season come on safety

It was Michigan State’s defense that got the first points on the board for the Spartans in the Jonathan Smith era

It was Michigan State’s defense that got the first points on the board for the Spartans in the Jonathan Smith era.

Michigan State was able to strike first in Friday night’s season-opening matchup against Florida Atlantic thanks to a safety. Defensive lineman D’Quan Douse was able to get to the quarterback in the back of the endzone to earn the Spartans a safety and an early 2-0 lead over the Owls.

Check out the highlight from the Spartans’ safety below:

https://twitter.com/MSU_Football/status/1829664445192081886

LOOK: Projected starters for MSU on defense vs. FAU

It looks like we now know who will be starting on defense for the Spartans tonight

It looks like we now know who will be starting on defense for the Spartans tonight.

Stephen Brooks of 247Sports posted shortly before kickoff who appears to be running with the Spartans’ ones on defense. Check out the post from Brooks below:

https://twitter.com/StephenM_Brooks/status/1829651510105702543

Michigan State’s season opener against Florida Atlantic will kickoff at 7:10 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.