Michigan State (0-1) at No. 13/14 Michigan (1-0)
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6 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS• 9 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS • 2015 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF • 26 AP TOP-25 FINISHES MICHIGAN STATE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • 1855 PLACE • 550 S. HARRISON RD. • EAST LANSING, MICH. 48823 OFFICE PHONE: 517-355-2271 • MSUSPARTANS.COM • @MSU_FOOTBALL SCHEDULES & SCOREBOARDS GAME MICHIGAN STATE (0-1) MICHIGAN STATE (0-1) Oct. 24 RUTGERS (BTN) L, 27-38 AT NO. 13/14 MICHIGAN (1-0) Oct. 31 at No. 13/14 Michigan (FOX) 12 p.m. 2 Nov. 7 at Iowa (ESPN) 12 p.m. Date ............................................Saturday, Oct. 31 Nov. 14 INDIANA TBA Nov. 21 at Maryland TBA Kickoff ......................................... 12:05 p.m. EDT Nov. 28 NORTHWESTERN TBA Location ......................................Ann Arbor, Mich. Dec. 5 OHIO STATE TBA Stadium ................... Michigan Stadium (107,601) Dec. 12 at Penn State TBA Surface ................................................... FieldTurf Dec. 19 B1G Champions Week (East vs. West) TV/Web/Mobile ................... FOX/FOX Sports app Live Stats ..................................msuspartans.com Head Coach Head Coach MICHIGAN (1-0) Tickets ................................................. No public sale Mel Tucker Jim Harbaugh Oct. 24 at No. 21/21 Minnesota W, 49-24 All-Time Series ........................UM leads, 71-36-5 MSU Record Michigan Record Oct. 31 MICHIGAN STATE 12 p.m. 0-1 (first season) 48-18 (sixth season) Nov. 7 at Indiana 12 p.m. Series in Ann Arbor ................UM leads, 50-22-3 Overall Record Overall Record Nov. 14 WISCONSIN TBA Big Ten games ........................UM leads, 38-27-2 5-8 (second season) 106-45 (13th season) Nov. 21 at Rutgers TBA Last Meeting ............Michigan 44, MSU 10 (2019) Nov. 28 PENN STATE TBA Record vs. UM Record vs. MSU Dec. 5 MARYLAND TBA Current Series Streak ........2 by Michigan (2018-) 0-0 3-2 Dec. 12 at Ohio State 12 p.m. Dec. 19 B1G Champions Week (East vs. West) FIRST-AND-10 – • Michigan State will look for its ninth win in the last 13 meetings against Michigan as the Spartans take on • All times listed – Eastern. Rankings – AP/Coaches the No. 13/14 Wolverines Saturday, Oct. 31 in Ann Arbor. Kickoff is set for 12:05 p.m. in Michigan Stadium. The game will be televised nationally on FOX, with Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft on the call. The MEDIA COVERAGE Spartans (0-1) fell at home last Saturday in the season opener to Rutgers, 38-27, while the Wolverines beat TV: FOX Play-by-Play: Gus Johnson then No. 21/21 Minnesota, 49-24, in Minneapolis. Analyst: Joel Klatt Sideline: Jenny Taft • Michigan State has won four of the last six meetings over Michigan in Ann Arbor, including two of the last three matchups. Although the Spartans fell to No. 15 Michigan last year in Ann Arbor, MSU defeated the No. 7 Wolverines in 2017, 14-10, and in 2015 the Spartans beat No. 12 Michigan, 27-23, as Jalen Watts- Jackson scooped up a fumbled snap on a punt attempt and ran it back 38 yards for a TD as time expired. The unforgettable touchdown was named the No. 1 play of the 2015 season at the ESPN College Football RADIO: TCF BANK SPARTAN MEDIA NETWORK Awards Show in Atlanta on Dec. 10. Play-by-Play: George Blaha Analyst: Jason Strayhorn Broadcast Host: Steve Courtney • Saturday’s game marks the 113th meeting between Michigan State and Michigan. The Wolverines lead Website/Mobile: msuspartans.com/MSU Spartans app/ the all-time series, 71-36-5, including a 50-22-3 record in Ann Arbor; however, since 1950, Michigan holds Tune In radio just an eight-game edge, 38-30-2. Since 1953, the winner of the Michigan State-Michigan game has been Flagship Stations: Lansing: WMMQ (94.9 FM)/WJIM presented the Paul Bunyan Trophy. The four-foot wooden statue was donated by then-Governor G. Men- (1240 AM); Detroit: WJR (760 AM) nen Williams to mark Michigan State’s acceptance into the Big Ten. Since 1953, Michigan leads the series Affiliates: 28 affiliates listed at msuspartans.com Satellite: Ch. 382 (XM), Ch. 972 (SiriusXM.com) 38-27-2. The trophy depicts the legendary giant lumberjack astride an axe with feet planted on a map of the state with flags representing the schools. MSU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • A new era of Spartan football begins in 2020 as Mel Tucker starts his head coaching tenure in East Lansing. Associate Director/Football Contact ......Ben Phlegar Tucker, a 23-year coaching veteran with championship experience, was named Michigan State University’s Cell Phone ...................................... (517) 896-0031 E-Mail ................................. [email protected] 25th head football coach on Feb. 12 following Mark Dantonio’s retirement on Feb. 4. Assistant Director/Football Contact ........Zach Fisher Cell Phone ...................................... (517) 896-2413 • Tucker’s resume, which began as a graduate assistant at Michigan State under Nick Saban, has an impres- E-Mail [email protected] sive track record of success. The journey that has led him back to East Lansing includes a head coaching Office Phone .......................................... 517-355-2271 position at Colorado (2019), five seasons as a defensive coach in the Southeastern Conference (2000; Website ............................................. msuspartans.com Twitter ....................................................@msu_football 2015-18), 10 seasons in the NFL (2005-14), and four seasons at Ohio State (2001-04). He was a defensive Instagram ..............................................@msu_football coordinator in the NFL for seven seasons and 11 seasons overall in his coaching career. MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL • MSUSPARTANS.COM • @MSU_FOOTBALL 2020 SPARTAN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER Monday, Oct. Tuesday, Oct. Wednesday, Oct. Thursday, Oct. Friday, Oct. Saturday, Oct. Sunday, Nov. 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 5:30 p.m. Game notes available at No media availability. 7-8 p.m. TBA 12:05 p.m. Off day. Spartan All-Access msuspartans.com. Mel Tucker radio show on Walk-thru. Closed to media Kickoff vs. Michigan TV show debuts on TCF Bank Spartan Media and no interviews. (FOX) FOX Sports Detroit. 12 p.m. Network and msuspartans. Mel Tucker’s weekly com. Head coach Mel Tucker press conference. Audio and selected players available on msuspartans. available in post-game com and Michigan State press conference via Spartans official app. Zoom. Approximately 12:30 p.m. Players available for interviews. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE 1855 PLACE | 550 S. HARRISON RD. | EAST LANSING, MI 48823 | PHONE: (517) 355-2271 | MSUSPARTANS.COM The Michigan State Athletic Communications office assists 2020 SEASON MEDIA INTERVIEWS the media in covering Spartan football. With Michigan State University and Big Ten restrictions in • Outside the weekly press conference, interviews during the place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be limited week with head coach Mel Tucker or any Spartan players GENERAL INFORMATION access and space available to the media for the 2020 season. should be arranged through the MSU Athletic Communications Department. The best time for player interviews is following Mailing Address These policies are in place to provide the safest possible environment for student-athletes, staff and media members in practice Tuesday evening. All player interviews should be 1855 Place, 550 S. Harrison Rd. Spartan Stadium. The MSU Athletic Communications office will completed by Wednesday. Please contact the MSU Athletic East Lansing, MI 48823 update media members throughout the season on any changes Communications Department for all player interview requests at Office Phone .......................................... (517) 355-2271 in protocols. least 24 hours in advance. Website ................................................msuspartans.com • All requests for working press, photo and broadcast credentials • Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all interviews SOCIAL MEDIA for Michigan State’s 2020 home football games should be for the 2020 season will be done virtually. Facebook (Athletics) ................................ MSUAthletics submitted online. Please contact athletic communications office Facebook (Football) ................... MichiganStateFootball assistant Paulette Martis at (517) 355-2271 for the website. Upon RESOURCES/PROGRAMMING MSUSPARTANS.COM Twitter (Football) ...................................@MSU_Football acceptance of application, MSU game day policies and protocols for the 2020 season will be emailed to those individuals. The official website of Michigan State Athletics, msuspartans. Twitter (Athletics) ................................@MSU_Athletics com, is the most complete source of information on the Spartans, Instagram ................................................. MSU_Football The media policies in place for the 2020 season include: featuring news releases, schedules, rosters, bios, statistics, YouTube Channel..........................MSUSpartanAthletics • Per Michigan State University protocol, face coverings game notes, photos, videos, archives and more. A weekly football must be worn by everyone indoors and outdoors while release is posted to the website every Tuesday prior to Mel STAFF you are on property owned or governed by MSU and while Tucker’s weekly press conference. A complete video from the Associate AD/Communications .....................Matt Larson participating in MSU-related or MSU-sponsored activities. weekly press conference is available on the website Tuesday afternoon. 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