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2025 BIG TEN EDDLEMAN-FIELDS PUNTER OF THE YEAR: Ryan Eckley, Michigan State,...MSU's second Big Ten Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Award recipient, joined by Bryce Baringer in 2022 (award began in 2011)...Now a three-time All-Big Ten honoree after garnering second-team recognition from coaches and third-time honors from media, along with consensus second-team honoree in 2023...Is eighth different Michigan State punter to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors and first consensus All-B1G first-team honoree since Brandon Fields in 2006...Picked up where he left off last season by leading the Big Ten and ranking second in the FBS with a 48.5 yards per punt average. ..Leads the B1G in punts of 50+ yards (23), with nine more than next punter (Maryland's Bryce McFerson with 14)...Also third in the B1G and ranks tied for 30th in FBS in punts inside the 20 (20)...Owns a career punting average of 47.7 yards per punt (148 punts for 7,055 yards), which ranks No. 1 in school history (previous record: Bryce Baringer, 46.0 avg. (2018, 20-22)...Currently ranks No. 1 in all of NCAA among active players in punting career punting average (47.7 ypp); his career punting average ranks No. 1 in Big Ten history (previous record: Tory Taylor, 46.3-yard average at Iowa from 2020-23). - Michigan State Football

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P Ryan Eckley, Michigan State
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11/30/25 - Jack Velling, Sr/2026, Michigan State, 6-4, 245 (DS#13 TE) + More +

Michigan State has fired football coach Jonathan Smith less than two years after he was hired. The move was made Sunday by athletic director J Batt, who has been on campus since June, according to a person familiar with the situation speaking only on condition of anonymity because the move had not been announced. The Spartans lost eight of their last nine games to finish 4-8. Smith's overall record at MSU was 9-15 and just 4-14 in the Big Ten. Smith is due more than $30 million, according to terms of his seven-year contract, and the school will have to spend many millions to find a replacement. The Spartans aren't the only ones looking for a winning coach, either. Smith was 34-35 over six seasons at Oregon State, winning at least eight games in consecutive seasons for the first time in more than a decade at his alma mater. He went 5-7 overall and 3-6 in the Big Ten during his debut season last year. His seat got warm when athletic director Alan Haller, who hired him, left the school last May. Expectations were low for this season and the results were worse.

The Spartans followed up wins against Western Michigan, Boston College and Youngstown State with an 0-8 start in Big Ten play. They lost to USC, Nebraska, UCLA, Indiana and Michigan by double digits before blowing a late lead and losing at Minnesota by three points in overtime. The only league win came Saturday against Maryland. Smith benched quarterback Aidan Chiles, who followed him from Oregon State, against the Golden Gophers and gave redshirt freshman Alessio Milivojevic a shot to start perhaps with an eye toward the future the coach no longer has at Michigan State. The program has struggled since the school's winningest coach, Mark Dantonio, retired and ended a record-breaking, 13-year run with consecutive 7-6 seasons and a .500 Big Ten record over two years. With limited choices in the winter of 2020, inexperienced athletic director Bill Beekman hired Mel Tucker after he went 5-7 in one season at Colorado and had ties to the school as a graduate assistant under Nick Saban. - AP College Football

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TE Jack Velling, Michigan State
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11/29/25 - Alessio Milivojevic, rFr/2029, Michigan State, 6-2, 218 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Alessio Milivojevic tossed a career-high four touchdown passes and Alante Brown had a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown Saturday night to help Michigan State to a 38-28 victory over Maryland and snap the Spartans' eight-game losing streak. Milivojevic completed 27 of 39 passes for 292 yards for the Spartans (4-8 overall, 1-8 Big Ten). Embattled Jonathan Smith avoided becoming the first Michigan State coach to go winless in conference play for the first time since Duffy Daugherty's 1958 team which went 0-5-1. The Terrapins (4-8, 1-8) closed the season with its first eight-game losing since the 2015 season. Maryland freshman Malik Washington completed 38 of 61 passes for a career-high 459 yards, Jalil Farooq had 10 catches for 110 yards and Shaleak Knotts added 8 receptions for 139 yards.

After Michigan State built a 24-7 halftime lead, Maryland pulled within 24-21 on DeJuan Williams' 5-yard touchdown run and Washington's 25-yard scoring pass to Knotts. Following Brown's 92-yard kickoff return, Washington again cut the margin to three with his 24-yard touchdown pass to Farooq. Sean O'Haire missed a 27-yard field goal with 7:38 left in the game that would have tied it at 31-all. The Spartans sealed the win with Milivojevic's 10-yard scoring pass to Omai Kelly on fourth down with 1:56 remaining. Michigan State scored the first 17 points of the game. Milivojevic threw two touchdown passes – a 1-yarder to Kai Rios and 13-yard toss to Nick Marsh – and Martin Connington nailed a 25-yard field goal. After Washington connected with Farooq on a 7-yard scoring pass, Milivojevic hit Jack Velling for a 9-yard touchdown just seconds before halftime. - Michigan State/AP College Football

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QB Alessio Milivojevic, Michigan State
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09/21/25 - Wayne Matthews III, rSr/2026, Michigan State, 6-2, 230 (DS#41 OLB) + More +

Michigan State starting linebacker Wayne Matthews has been taken off the Coliseum field on a cart after getting hurt while making a tackle in the Spartans' game against No. 25 Southern California on Saturday night. Matthews was hurt while tackling USC running back Waymond Jordan in the red zone with 42 seconds left in the second quarter. Matthews' teammates signaled for help from the sideline after he didn't get up from a pile of players, and Michigan State's medical personnel immediately tended to Matthews on the field.

Matthews, whose jersey was cut off on the field, was eventually loaded onto a backboard and a cart while players from both teams watched reverently. The linebacker appeared to give a thumbs-up to his teammates before he was driven across the field and up the Coliseum tunnel. The Spartans gathered for a team prayer huddle before they continued the game. Matthews is a fifth-year senior who spent his first three collegiate seasons at Old Dominion before joining Michigan State last year. He had two tackles against USC, giving him 26 in the Spartans' first four games. Michigan State's other starting linebacker, Jordan Hall, was ejected in the second quarter for targeting. USC scored on the first play after Matthews' injury and eventually took a 24-10 lead into halftime. - AP College Football

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OLB Wayne Matthews III, Michigan State
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09/13/25 - Aidan Chiles, Jr/2027, Michigan State, 6-3, 225 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Aidan Chiles completed 22 of 29 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown and also ran 76 yards Saturday to lead Michigan State to a 41-24 victory over Youngstown State. The Spartans (3-0) are now 10-0 against FCS opponents. Jonathan Smith became the first head coach in Michigan State history to open his first two seasons with consecutive 3-0 starts. Michigan State wide receiver Nick Marsh, who had six catches for 94 yards in the first half, was on the sideline without his helmet and a wrap around his knee during the second quarter. He did not play in the second half and was not on the field or visible on the sideline.

The Spartans built a 31-10 lead in the third quarter. Youngstown State (2-1) clawed back to 34-24 with Beau Brungard throwing a 19-yard touchdown pass to Kylon Wilson with 3:05 left but that was as close as it could get down the stretch. Brungard, who last week ran for four touchdowns and set a Missouri Valley Conference record for quarterbacks with 264 yards, was limited to 17 yards rushing and 242 yards passing. Jaden Gilbert led the Penguins in rushing with seven carries for 72 yards and a touchdown. - Michigan State/AP College Football

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QB Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
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09/08/25 - Jordan Hall, Jr/2027, Michigan State, 6-2, 238 (DS#10 ILB) + More +

WEEK 2 BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jordan Hall, Michigan State, LB - Jr. - Fredericksburg, Va. - IMG Academy,...Registered a career-high 15 tackles in the win over Boston College..His nine solo stops Saturday night marked a career best..Added one forced fumble, forcing a fumble that teammate redshirt senior defensive back Armorion Smith recovered in the end zone in the first quarter...Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Cal Haladay (Nov. 14, 2022). - 2025 Big Ten Football

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ILB Jordan Hall, Michigan State
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09/08/25 - Aidan Chiles, Jr/2027, Michigan State, 6-3, 225 (DS#12 QB) + More +

WEEK 2 BIG TEN CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Aidan Chiles, Michigan State, QB - Jr. - Long Beach, Calif. - Downey,...Recorded a career-high four touchdowns Saturday as the Spartans beat Boston College in double overtime...Had 270 total yards (231 passing, 39 rushing) and accounted for five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing)...Threw the game-winning 2-point conversion pass to Omari Kelly in double overtime on the last play of the game...Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Maliq Carr (Nov. 20, 2023). - 2025 Big Ten Football

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QB Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
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09/06/25 - Aidan Chiles, Jr/2027, Michigan State, 6-3, 225 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Aidan Chiles ran for a 3-yard touchdown and threw the winning 2-point conversion to Omari Kelly in double overtime Saturday to give Michigan State a 42-40 victory over Boston College. Boston College's Turbo Richard ran 8 yards for a touchdown in the second overtime but Boston College (1-1) failed to convert the 2-point conversion. Chiles then followed with the scoring run and the throw to Kelly to seal the win for the Spartans (2-0). He completed 19 of 29 passes for 231 yards and a career-high four touchdowns.

Michigan State scored on the first possession of overtime on Chiles' 5-yard toss to Jaye Coyne, but the Eagles' Dylan Lonergan threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Franklin to force a second OT. Boston College's Luca Lombardo sent the game into overtime when he made a 38-yard field goal with 76 seconds left to tie the game at 27-all. After throwing for 268 yards against Fordham in his first career game at Boston College, Lonergan completed 34 of 45 passes for 390 yards and four touchdowns. - Michigan State/AP College Football

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QB Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
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08/29/25 - Makhi Frazier, So/2028, Michigan State, 5-10, 218 (DS#53 RB) + More +

Makhi Frazier ran for 103 yards and a touchdown to help Michigan State beat Western Michigan 23-6 on Friday night. The Spartans (1-0) led by three touchdowns at halftime after Frazier and Brandon Tullis scored and Aidan Chiles threw a touchdown pass. The Broncos (1-0) turned it over on downs in Michigan State territory twice and missed a 46-yard field goal. At other end of the field, running back Jalen Buckley was stopped in the end zone to give Michigan State a 23-0 lead in the third quarter. Seventh-year safety Tate Hallock, who started his college career at Michigan State in 2019, picked off backup quarterback Alessio Milivojevic and returned the interception 32 yards for a touchdown late.

Chiles was 17 of 23 for 155 yards with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Nick Marsh and a fumble. He connected seven times for 75 yards with Omari Kelly, who previously played at Middle Tennessee State and Auburn. Tullis had 52 yards rushing on seven carries and a touchdown. Western Michigan's Brady Jones was 11 of 23 for 97 yards with an interception and Broc Lowry was 5 of 10 for 91 yards. Buckley, who ran for 1,686 yards over the last two seasons, was held to 21 yards rushing on nine carries. - Michigan State/AP College Football

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RB Makhi Frazier, Michigan State
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09/10/24 - Nick Marsh, So/2028, Michigan State, 6-3, 203 (DS#7 WR) + More +

WEEK 2 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Nick Marsh, Michigan State, WR - Detroit, Mich. - River Rouge,...Snared eight catches for 194 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, to help Michigan State beat Maryland on the road in its Big Ten opener...His 194 receiving yards was the best MSU single-game receiving total against Maryland and only the second 100-yard receiving outing against the Terps, topping the previous mark set in 2021...It was the 10th-most receiving yards in a single game by a Spartan and the second-most by a true freshman...Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Katin Houser (Nov. 20, 2023). - Big Ten Football

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WR Nick Marsh, Michigan State
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08/31/24 - Aidan Chiles, Jr/2027, Michigan State, 6-3, 225 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams had a 63-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter and Michigan State barely beat Florida Atlantic 16-10 Friday night. The Spartans (1-0) were sloppy in coach Jonathan Smith's debut. Aidan Chiles threw an interception on the game's opening snap, recovered his fumble to end the second drive and Montorie Foster Jr. lost the football on Michigan State's third drive. It didn't go much smoother in the second half. Chiles had a chance to put the Spartans ahead by more than two touchdowns late in the third quarter, but Ed Woods stepped in front of a pass in the flat at the Florida Atlantic 2 and returned it 58 yards. "I'm happy with the win," Chiles said. "I'm not happy with how I performed." Cam Fancher converted a fourth-and-1 with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jayshon Platt, cutting the Owls' deficit to six points.

Smith went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Florida Atlantic 9 on the ensuing drive, instead of kicking a short field goal for a nine-point lead, and Lynch-Adams was stopped short on a run early in the fourth quarter. "That was probably overly aggressive," said Smith, adding in hindsight kicking for a two-score lead may have been the wise move. Smith's defense responded, forcing the Owls to turn it over on downs at the Michigan State 41 with 6:53 remaining. Fancher later came up short on a fourth-and-1 run near midfield and nearly drew a targeting penalty that didn't stand after review. The Spartans, though, were pushed back 30 yards by two penalties, including one for unnecessary roughness on Jordan Turner for hitting Fancher, after he was ruled down. - AP College Football

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QB Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
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12/27/23 - Jonathan Kim, rSr/2025, Michigan State, 6-0, 227 (DS#10 K) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: ST Jonathan Kim,...Kim, a Fredericksburg, Virginia, native, ranked ninth in the Big Ten with 13 field goals, with seven of those coming from 40-plus yards, including four of 50-plus yards. He boomed the longest field goal in the Big Ten and second-longest in the FBS this season with a 58-yarder at Iowa as time expired in the first half. It was also the longest field goal in Kinnick Stadium history and the fourth-longest in program history. Kim kicked two of the top six and three of the top nine longest field goals in the Big Ten, with a 53-yarder at Ohio State (11/11) and a 52-yarder vs. Richmond (9/9).

Additionally, Kim has four of the top 15 and five of the top 20 in the conference, adding a 50-yarder vs. Nebraska (11/4) and a 47-yarder in the season opener vs. Central Michigan. He had at least one field goal in nine of the 12 games, part of 13-of-18 for the season, including 6-of-6 on field goals of 30-39 yards, 3-of-5 from 40-49 and 4-of-7 on 50-plus yards with the career-long 58-yarder. The graduate transfer from North Carolina also ranked eighth in the Big Ten in touchbacks (28), along with ranking sixth in the league in touchback percentage (65.12) and seventh in average (62.14). - Michigan State Football

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K Jonathan Kim, Michigan State
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12/27/23 - Cal Haladay, rSr/2025, Michigan State, 6-0, 233 (DS#41 ILB) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Cal Haladay,...Redshirt junior linebacker Cal Haladay led the team in tackles for the second consecutive year with 91 (7.6 avg.), tied for seventh most in the Big Ten during the regular season. In addition, he tied for third on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss. He has 307 total tackles for his career in 41 games, which ranks 18th in school history. Haladay led the Big Ten in tackles per game last season (10.0 avg.; 120 total). During the third quarter at Iowa on Sept. 30, Haladay tied a school record with the third defensive touchdown of his career as he returned a fumble 42 yards for a scoop-and-score in the third quarter against the Hawkeyes.

He had two interception returns for touchdowns in 2021 (30 yards vs. Indiana and 78 yards vs. Pitt in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl). Haladay is the fourth Spartan in school history to score three defensive touchdowns, joining RJ Williamson (2012-15), Shilique Calhoun (2012-15) and T.J. Turner (1997-2000). This marks the third time Haladay has earned All-Big Ten recognition in his career (honorable mention in 2021; second team in 2022; honorable mention in 2023). - Michigan State Football

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ILB Cal Haladay, Michigan State
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12/27/23 - Nate Carter, rJr/2025, Michigan State, 5-09, 200 (DS#49 RB) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Nathan Carter,...Redshirt sophomore running back Nathan Carter ranked seventh in the Big Ten rushing in the regular season, averaging 66.5 yards per game (798 total). He also ranked third in the conference in carries (185) and 15th in all-purpose yards (901; 75.1 ypg), and led the team with four rushing touchdowns. The UConn transfer rushed for 100 yards in three games, including a season-high 113 yards on 18 carries in his debut against Central Michigan in Week 1.

He had 111 yards on 19 carries vs. Richmond in Week 2 and ran for 108 yards on a season-high 20 carries at Iowa in Week 5. Carter became the first Spartan since Jehuu Caulcrick in 2007 to score three touchdowns in a single quarter after running for three scores (2 yards, 44 yards, 6 yards) in the third quarter of the 45-14 win over Richmond in Week 2. Carter has rushed for 1,781 yards on 375 carries in his 28-game collegiate career (16 at UConn from 2021-22; 12 at MSU in 2023), including seven rushing touchdowns. - Michigan State Football

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RB Nate Carter, Michigan State
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12/27/23 - Nick Samac, rSr/2024, Michigan State, 6-4, 307 (DS#16 C) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Nick Samac,...Samac, who was named to the Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List, started 32 games in his career while playing in a total 49 games the past five seasons (2019-23). He played a career-high 803 snaps in 2022, most on the Spartan offense, and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and media. Unfortunately, Samac suffered a season-ending injury in the first half at Indiana on Nov. 18. This marks the second time Samac has picked up honorable mention recognition from the conference in his career. - Michigan State Football

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C Nick Samac, Michigan State
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