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Walk the Line 2014: NCAA Bowls & NFL Wk 15 – 12/13/14

Walk the Line 2014: NCAA Bowls & NFL Wk 15 – 12/13/14

It’s the final Walk the Line of 2014. What a great year this was!

Now it’s on to the 2015 Cotton Bowl for the Michigan State Spartans football team, who will head to Dallas for a New Year’s Day matchup against the 3-point favorite Baylor Bears. Will it be a fourth-consecutive bowl victory for Mark Dantonio?

Dan Krier & Brooks Laimbeer break down the best bowls, including the playoff pairings of the Rose Bowl (Oregon -9.5) & Sugar Bowl (Alabama -10), and NFL Week 15 (Detroit -8 vs. the Minnesota Vikings). Read More…

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Michigan State: Out

Michigan State: Out

College Football Playoff:
Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Ohio State
Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Florida State

As expected, MIchigan State’s 10-2 record and second place finish in the Big Ten East was not enough to secure them a spot in the elusive College Football Playoff. MSU’s only two losses came to Oregon and Ohio State, both of which were selected into the “Football Four”. Read More…

Defense, Special Teams Pace Spartans to 34-10 Victory in Happy Valley

Defense, Special Teams Pace Spartans to 34-10 Victory in Happy Valley

Things got off to a quick start for Michigan State Saturday afternoon, as RJ Shelton returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown.

Michael Geiger added two field goals, one from 36 and the other from 39 yards out, in the first quarter as the Spartans raced out to a 13-0 lead. Read More…

Dantonio Addresses Penn State Game, Reaching Season Goals

Dantonio Addresses Penn State Game, Reaching Season Goals

In his last weekly presser of the regular season, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio called the upcoming Michigan State football game at Penn State a “program game.”

The Spartans have not played against the Nittany Lions since the conference first realigned and added the championship game. Now that the Big Ten has been reformatted again, MSU and PSU will play every year once again for the Land Grant Trophy. Read More…

Spartan Red Zone – Tony Lippett – 11/25/14

Spartan Red Zone – Tony Lippett – 11/25/14

Spartan Red Zone is back again to talk with wide receiver Tony Lippett.  Hosts Dan Tyler and Andre Sims, along with MSU football beat writer Bradley Allen, talk with Lippett about his experience playing offense and defense in last week’s win against Rutgers.

The four also speculate which bowl game the Spartans may be in, and talk about the various perks that come with getting a bid to a top-tier bowl game. Read More…

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Seniors Show Out in 45-3 Win Versus Rutgers

Seniors Show Out in 45-3 Win Versus Rutgers

Nothing but pressure and expectations has been placed on this year’s Michigan State football senior class. After last season’s Big Ten and Rose Bowl championships, the Spartans failed to live up to the unfair hype assigned to them in 2014.

Although there was no big stage or trophy to be played for, in their last game together at Spartan Stadium, the seniors stole the show in a dominating 45-3 win against Rutgers. Read More…

Walk the Line 2014: NCAA Wk 13 & NFL Wk 12 – 11/21/14

Walk the Line 2014: NCAA Wk 13 & NFL Wk 12 – 11/21/14

After grinding out a win at Maryland (and covering the -12) last Saturday night, the Michigan State Spartans football team returns to East Lansing for their final home game of the season, favored by 22 points against Rutgers.

Do the Spartans have enough motivation to blow out the Scarlet Knights, or will this be a rainy noon kickoff game that sees Rutgers keeping it too close for comfort? Dan Krier & Brooks Laimbeer look at this week’s games (including the Lions +7 @ New England) and discuss the probable NCAA Football Championship Final Four.

This week’s games… Read More…

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Spartan Red Zone – #28 – Eat the Frog

Spartan Red Zone – #28 – Eat the Frog

The guys are tired after a long weekend out in Maryland, but Dan Tyler, Bradley Allen and Andre Sims give you another episode of Spartan Red Zone! The three talk about their experience in Maryland last Saturday on and off the field.

Closing credit song of the week is Spartan football locker room favorite “Rather Be”! Read More…

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Spartan Football Bounces Back at Maryland

Spartan Football Bounces Back at Maryland

COLLEGE PARK, MD. – Special teams and defense were key in No. 12 Michigan State’s road to a 37-15 victory over Maryland.

A rarity for this season, Connor Cook was unable to find the end zone for the entire game.  Cook had sixteen consecutive games with a touchdown pass until Saturday. Michael Geiger picked up the slack for Michigan State’s offense, making three out of four field goal attempts, all in the first half. Read More…

Spartan Red Zone – #27 – 11/14/14

Spartan Red Zone – #27 – 11/14/14

COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Impact Sports has taken over Maryland! Spartan Red Zone host Dan Tyler and beat writer Bradley Allen recorded this week’s podcast live from the Day’s Inn College Park. Impact Izzone hosts Andrew Hayes and Blake Froling also made the trip from East Lansing to Maryland for an MSU sports-filled weekend.

While Hayes and Froling attend the Veterans Classic to cover Michigan State versus Navy in Annapolis, MD., the Spartan Red Zone hosts discuss the Spartans’ loss to Ohio State last week and preview tomorrow’s game at Maryland. Read More…

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Spartans Look to Gain from Loss, Move on to Maryland

Spartans Look to Gain from Loss, Move on to Maryland

There’s no shame in being 7-2 and No. 12 in the AP Top 25 poll. Certainly Mark Dantonio would rather be 9-0, ranked No. 1 in all of the polls and be looking to continue perfection, but for Michigan State in 2014, that just is not the case.

“I don’t want anybody to feel bad for us,” Dantonio said in his press conference on Tuesday. “We’re still in the top 20.” Read More…

Spartan Defense Can’t Contain Buckeyes

Spartan Defense Can’t Contain Buckeyes

The first half was a shootout, but the Buckeyes’ offense was too much for the Spartans as they went on to win on the road in East Lansing 49-37.

MSU looked as if they were taking control of the game, as Jeremy Langford ran in a touchdown to give Michigan State a 28-14 lead.  The play was called back, however, on a holding penalty by center Jack Allen. Michael Geiger then missed a field goal, and on the next play from scrimmage J.T. Barrett found MIke Thomas for a 79-yard touchdown. Read More…

No. 7 Michigan State Falls to No. 13 Ohio State

No. 7 Michigan State Falls to No. 13 Ohio State

Big plays by J.T. Barrett and Ezekiel Elliott were too much for Michigan State’s defense as the Spartans lose to the Buckeyes 49-37.

After heading into halftime trailing by one touchdown, MSU was only able to tack on three points via Michael Geiger field goal in the third quarter. Ezekiel Elliott added a touchdown run late in the third quarter giving OSU a 10-point lead. Read More…

Spartan Red Zone – #26 – 11/8/14

Spartan Red Zone – #26 – 11/8/14

On this Impact Gameday version of Spartan Red Zone, hosts Dan Tyler and Bradley Allen break down what has been a wild week leading up to the Spartans’ primetime matchup with Ohio State.

Dan and Brad got a chance to talk with ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi and Desmond Howard on Friday about Spartan Nation and the perceived SEC bias in the media. Read More…

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Spartans Face Buckeyes in Big Ten East Battle

Spartans Face Buckeyes in Big Ten East Battle

The biggest Big Ten game of the year will be in played in East Lansing this Saturday.

September 6, 2014: The Death Of the Big Ten

Two months ago, the Big Ten’s two top dogs, Michigan State and Ohio State, both suffered losses in only their second game of the 2014 season. That was believed to be the death of the Big Ten. Read More…

Dantonio and Players Talk Importance of Budding Ohio State “Rivalry”

Dantonio and Players Talk Importance of Budding Ohio State “Rivalry”

Michigan State has developed brief “rivalries” with Big Ten opponents over the years.

Most recently was with Wisconsin, a series that reached it’s peak in 2011 when the teams faced off in two classic matchups. The Spartans took the first game after Keith Nichol caught a hail mary from Kirk Cousins as time expired. The two teams faced off again in the inaugural Big Ten Championship, with Wisconsin barely edging the Spartans. Read More…

Walk the Line 2014: NCAA Wk 10 & NFL Wk 9 – 10/31/14

Walk the Line 2014: NCAA Wk 10 & NFL Wk 9 – 10/31/14

Happy Halloween from Walk the Line!

It’s a bye week for the Michigan State Spartans football team. It’s also a bye week for ex-Michigan Wolverines athletic director Dave Brandon, whose former team was pummeled last week 35-11 by a Spartans squad who showed the world what it’s like to shove it up into someone’s misplaced sense of superiority. Props to Dantonio. No more need to be diplomatic.

The question of MSU’s run to the College Football Playoff now centers on the Ohio State Buckeyes and a matchup here in East Lansing on Nov. 8th. In the meantime, the best of 2014 is just getting started. Our select menu on this week’s show… Read More…

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It’s Personal: No. 8 Spartans Win 35-11 Against Rival Wolverines

It’s Personal: No. 8 Spartans Win 35-11 Against Rival Wolverines

The No. 8 Michigan State Spartans knew they needed a win against their in-state rivals on Saturday. Although the Spartans have seemingly taken control of the rivalry in the Mark Dantonio era, the team made sure they were not overlooking the Wolverines. MSU was in control for all four quarters, winning 35-11.

Michigan State opened the game with a 75-yard touchdown drive, capped off with a Jeremy Langford two-yard rush. Read More…

Kurtis Drummond: “What We Did Last Year Means Nothing This Year”

Kurtis Drummond: “What We Did Last Year Means Nothing This Year”

It is clear that the change in trend of Michigan State’s rivalry with Michigan has not changed MSU’s attitude about the game.

Kurtis Drummond was one of five MSU players who joined Mark Dantonio in his weekly press conference on Tuesday.  Drummond alongside fellow seniors Travis Jackson and Jeremy Langford answered questions after Mark Dantonio’s laughter filled Q&A. Read More…

Dantonio Takes More “Diplomatic” Approach While Discussing Michigan Rivalry

Dantonio Takes More “Diplomatic” Approach While Discussing Michigan Rivalry

The Michigan-Michigan State rivalry has always been a heated one on the football field, but when Mark Dantonio took over as head coach of the Spartans in 2007, the teams were headed in different directions.

Michigan State was annually competing to simply make a bowl game while the Wolverines were focused on winning Big Ten titles and beyond. Read More…

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