Despite the struggles during the 2025 season, Michigan State football's coaching staff has stayed diligent working on the 2026 recruiting class. During the bye week, this week, the Spartans will be welcoming in a pair of JUCO players on official visits.

Preview the Nov. 1 matchup between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Michigan State Spartans with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

That stick-to-itiveness helped Milivojevic direct a second-half comeback with 17 straight points, including a 71-yard touchdown to Rodney Bullard Jr. in the third quarter on a rollout throw on the run.

Minnesota's 23-20 overtime win over Michigan State wasn't the prettiest game, but it counts just as much to their 2025 record as a blowout victory. Let's take a look at the Gophers' top five performers from their win over the Spartans.

Winless in conference play, the Spartans face a Golden Gophers team looking to rebound from a lopsided loss to Iowa last week. Here's how to watch for free.

Three controversial calls in overtime went against Michigan State football, helping Minnesota Golden Gophers win in wild overtime.

Michigan State football will try to stop a five-game losing streak on the road at Minnesota on Saturday, Nov. 1. Our scouting report and prediction.

There’s no trophy on the line here, just the potential to put the Spartans’ metaphorical backs up against the bowl-berth wall: Lose here, and Smith and MSU will need wins in their final three — Penn State, Iowa and Maryland (in Detroit, no less) — to return to a bowl for the first time since 2021.

Michigan State football is going with Alessio Milivojevic over Aidan Chiles at starting QB against Minnesota on Saturday

At the end of the day, we’re 7-2 and we’re in a position to do everything we want to accomplish and go win,” Sherrone Moore said of Michigan football.

Purdue went three-and-out in their drive after Underwood's INT, then the Boilermakers botched the punt as the Wolverines took over at Purdue's 32-yard line. Five plays later, Michigan was in the end zone again as Jordan Marshall scored his second touchdown of the day.