TEM 17.0 o56.5
UTSA -17.0 u56.5
PUR 14.0 o48.5
MSU -14.0 u48.5
UNLV -7.5 o60.0
SJSU 7.5 u60.0
ILL 1.0 o48.0
RUTG -1.0 u48.0
SMU -10.0 o56.5
UVA 10.0 u56.5
MISS -11.5 o55.5
FLA 11.5 u55.5
SHSU 6.0 o57.0
JVST -6.0 u57.0
IOWA -4.5 o44.0
MD 4.5 u44.0
CONN 10.5 o54.5
SYR -10.5 u54.5
WAKE 23.5 o66.5
MIA -23.5 u66.5
UNC -2.5 o54.0
BC 2.5 u54.0
IU 10.0 o52.5
OSU -10.0 u52.5
MASS 42.0 o55.0
UGA -42.0 u55.0
WKU 1.5 o56.5
LIB -1.5 u56.5
UTEP 41.0 o52.5
TENN -41.0 u52.5
CHSO 33.5 o44.5
FSU -33.5 u44.5
BGSU -11.5 o56.5
BALL 11.5 u56.5
RICE -7.0 o52.0
UAB 7.0 u52.0
NMSU 3.5 o53.0
MTU -3.5 u53.0
JMU -7.5 o58.5
APP 7.5 u58.5
ARIZ 10.5 o59.5
TCU -10.5 u59.5
FIU -9.0 o42.5
KENN 9.0 u42.5
CHAR -3.0 o48.5
FAU 3.0 u48.5
USA -23.5 o54.0
USM 23.5 u54.0
ULM 3.0 o52.5
ARST -3.0 u52.5
UK 20.5 o46.5
TEX -20.5 u46.5
PSU -11.5 o45.0
MINN 11.5 u45.0
BYU 3.5 o48.5
ASU -3.5 u48.5
COLO -3.0 o59.5
KU 3.0 u59.5
ECU 3.0 o72.5
UNT -3.0 u72.5
STAN 14.5 o54.5
CAL -14.5 u54.5
WIS 1.0 o42.0
NEB -1.0 u42.0
TTU -4.0 o66.0
OKST 4.0 u66.0
GASO 2.5 o58.5
CCU -2.5 u58.5
NW 10.0 o36.5
MICH -10.0 u36.5
UCF -3.5 o63.0
WVU 3.5 u63.0
CIT -0.0 o0.0
CLEM 0.0 u0.0
SDSU 5.0 o61.0
USU -5.0 u61.0
TLSA 17.5 o60.5
USF -17.5 u60.5
LT 23.0 o48.5
ARK -23.0 u48.5
WOF 42.5 o49.5
SOCAR -42.5 u49.5
PITT 8.0 o58.0
LOU -8.0 u58.0
MIZZ -7.5 o58.0
MSST 7.5 u58.0
TROY 9.5 o52.0
ULL -9.5 u52.0
GSU 20.5 o59.0
TXST -20.5 u59.0
ARMY 14.0 o45.5
ND -14.0 u45.5
BSU -23.0 o57.0
WYO 23.0 u57.0
BAY -8.0 o50.5
HOU 8.0 u50.5
WSU -11.0 o56.5
ORST 11.0 u56.5
MRSH 3.0 o51.5
ODU -3.0 u51.5
ALA -14.0 o46.5
OKLA 14.0 u46.5
TAM -2.5 o46.5
AUB 2.5 u46.5
ISU -6.5 o42.0
UTAH 6.5 u42.0
VAN 7.5 o54.0
LSU -7.5 u54.0
CIN 8.5 o53.5
KSU -8.5 u53.5
VT -3.0 o46.5
DUKE 3.0 u46.5
AFA 3.0 o44.5
NEV -3.0 u44.5
CSU 3.5 o45.0
FRES -3.5 u45.0
USC -4.5 o51.5
UCLA 4.5 u51.5
Final Nov 19
AKR 38 -10.5 o49.0
KENT 17 10.5 u49.0
Final Nov 19
WMU 14 -6.5 o56.5
CMU 16 6.5 u56.5
Final Nov 19
NIU 9 1.0 o43.0
M-OH 20 -1.0 u43.0
Final Nov 20
OHIO 24 1.0 o46.5
TOL 7 -1.0 u46.5
Final Nov 20
BUFF 37 1.0 o53.0
EMU 20 -1.0 u53.0
Final Nov 21
NCST 29 7.5 o51.5
GT 30 -7.5 u51.5
Central Michigan 8th Mid-American5-7
Michigan State 13th Big Ten4-8

Central Michigan @ Michigan State preview

Spartan Stadium

Last Meeting ( Sep 29, 2018 ) Central Michigan 20, Michigan State 31

Michigan State will enter the season with a new starting quarterback.

Head coach Mel Tucker won't say who will get the nod, however. The Spartans, coming off a disappointing 5-7 season, will host Central Michigan in their opener on Friday night in East Lansing, Mich.

Payton Thorne, who started at quarterback the past two seasons, has transferred to Auburn. A number of Michigan State's playmakers also entered the transfer portal.

Thorne's replacement will either be redshirt junior Noah Kim, Thorne's backup last season, or redshirt freshman Katin Houser.

"We'll see who runs out there first on Friday night and we'll go from there," Tucker said.

Michigan State also needs to replace Jayden Reed and Keon Coleman, who combined for 113 catches, 1,434 yards and 12 touchdowns. Tre Mosley and Montorie Foster are the leading candidates to take their spots.

The Spartans do have a returning starter at running back in Jalen Berger, but he's being pushed by UConn transfer Nathan Carter and others.

"We'd like to play three guys, maybe four if we can, and keep those guys fresh," Tucker said. "That's a tough position to take a lot of hits and it's really physical, so we need as many guys as we can to be prepared to go in there and play winning football. We'll see who shows up and who gets carries, the touches and the targets."

The Chippewas finished 4-8 last season.

"We need to do better than we did a year ago, and we're going to do that," Central Michigan head coach Jim McElwain said. "I'm really excited about our team. I'm excited about the guys that went through what we went through a year ago and are ready to not let that happen again."

The Chippewas also have questions at quarterback. Redshirt sophomore Jase Bauer and redshirt freshman Bert Emanuel, Jr. are the top competitors.

"We're competing for the job, but at the end of the day, like that's my brother," Emanuel said. "They win the job, I'm (going to) support them."

The two schools haven't met since 2018, when the Spartans pulled out a 31-20 victory. Michigan State leads the all-time series 8-3.

--Field Level Media

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