WHEN: 6:34 PM CT (Saturday, October 19, 2024)
WHERE: Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, MI)
TV: NBC (Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, Kathryn Tappen)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Pat Angerer, Rob Brooks) | Sirius/XM 372
MOBILE: peacocktv.com
ONLINE: peacocktv.com
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @HawkeyeFootball | @NBCSports | @IowaonBTN
WEATHER: clear skies, minimal wind, temps in the 60s
LINE: Iowa -5 (total of 39.5)
The Spartans have a new coach (Jonathan Smith), a new star quarterback (Aidan Chiles), and a new-look roster. Few teams were as impacted by the transfer portal as much as Michigan State was; the Spartans had 38 players depart through the portal and added 24 players to their roster from the portal. Smith came to East Lansing after engineering a turnaround at Oregon State; Smith went 34-35 overall in Corvallis, going 25-13 in his final three seasons there after going 9-22 in his first three years.
Iowa has a two-game winning streak against the Spartans, including a 26-16 win over Sparty in a night game last fall. (More on that game below.) Michigan State won four of five over Iowa prior to 2020, though, and Iowa hasn't won in East Lansing since a 19-16 double overtime win in 2012.
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iowa.rivals.com
WHERE: Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, MI)
TV: NBC (Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, Kathryn Tappen)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Pat Angerer, Rob Brooks) | Sirius/XM 372
MOBILE: peacocktv.com
ONLINE: peacocktv.com
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @HawkeyeFootball | @NBCSports | @IowaonBTN
WEATHER: clear skies, minimal wind, temps in the 60s
LINE: Iowa -5 (total of 39.5)
THE SCOOP
Iowa and Michigan State are set to square off for the 50th meeting all-time on Saturday night, with the Hawkeyes coming off their best performance of the season, a 40-16 win over Washington, and the Spartans coming off a bye. Prior to that off week, the Spartans had lost three games in a row, starting with a road loss to Boston College and then back-to-back lopsided defeats to top-10 squads in Ohio State and Oregon.The Spartans have a new coach (Jonathan Smith), a new star quarterback (Aidan Chiles), and a new-look roster. Few teams were as impacted by the transfer portal as much as Michigan State was; the Spartans had 38 players depart through the portal and added 24 players to their roster from the portal. Smith came to East Lansing after engineering a turnaround at Oregon State; Smith went 34-35 overall in Corvallis, going 25-13 in his final three seasons there after going 9-22 in his first three years.
Iowa has a two-game winning streak against the Spartans, including a 26-16 win over Sparty in a night game last fall. (More on that game below.) Michigan State won four of five over Iowa prior to 2020, though, and Iowa hasn't won in East Lansing since a 19-16 double overtime win in 2012.
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PREVIEW: Iowa at Michigan State
Previewing Iowa's Week 8 game against Michigan State.
