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Instant Recap: Michigan State opens with a 30-20 win over Toledo
Football season is officially back, and Michigan State is 1-0. It was a game of ups and downs, as is tradition lately for MSU, but Coach Fitzgerald and his staff kept the team focused as they were able to persevere after surrendering the lead in the third quarter. My anxiety levels rose as we neared […]
Game Thread: Michigan State Vs. Toledo
Welcome to the 2026 Michigan State University football season. And welcome to the Pat Fitzgerald era. Friday night lights. Labor Day weekend. And it’s a beautiful evening in East Lansing. Whether you are here at the game or watching at your favorite sports bar or the comfort of your couch, The Only Colors has all […]
Survey Results: Scoring Margin Vs. Toledo
Just a few more hours until kickoff. Here to help pass the time until the game thread opens at 7 ET are the results of this past week’s surveys. Quick reminder that these surveys will appear in The Feed early in the week as well as in their own article, so you should have every […]
How To Watch Michigan State Vs. Toledo – Details, Quick Facts, And Predictions
Just one more day! Thank you for checking out TOC’s preview of the 2026 Michigan State Football Team. Now we find out how good our research was and how well we forecast the next three months. So let’s get ready to kick off our Labor Day weekend with game 1 of the season. Michigan State […]
Get the best of The Only Colors on the new SB Nation app
It’s a big day for The Only Colors. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Spartans. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition of […]
Michigan State vs. Toledo Game Preview
After a bit of a rollercoaster ride this summer, at MSU and throughout college athletics, it’s nearly time for some action on the field. Thankfully. Here’s just a brief recap of what’s happened over the last several months: Michigan State lost President Guskiewicz to Clemson. Tom Izzo got angry. Athletic Director J Batt then departed […]
The Only Colors Reacts Survey
Happy Monday, TOC Nation. And welcome to Week 1! Our surveys moving forward are always going to be a prediction of that week’s game. Yes, we are posting this survey ahead of our opponent preview (which will publish tomorrow), but you will still have time to vote after that goes out. And don’t forget you […]
Survey Results: Most Likely Road Win
Happy Sunday, TOC Nation. Time to share the results of this week’s survey questions. Quick reminder that these surveys will appear in The Feed early in the week as well as in their own article, so you should have every opportunity to see it and participate. You must have a TOC account to vote. This […]
Big Ten Writers Predict The 2026 Season
Hey TOC Nation, with Friday’s article of the TOC writers’ predictions and yesterday’s post with the FanDuel betting odds for MSU’s upcoming season, we have concluded our preview articles. We hope you enjoyed our coverage. Moving into game week, we will be getting you ready for week 1 against Toledo. This last article before that […]
TOC Writers’ 2026 Season Projections
We’ve broken down the roster. We’ve talked ourselves into breakout players. We’ve stared at the schedule long enough to convince ourselves that a few losses might actually be wins. Now it’s time to put some predictions on the record. The Pat Fitzgerald era is about to officially begin in East Lansing, and there might not […]
2026 Football Schedule Primer, Part 4
With our final part in our schedule primer, we end with games 10-12. MSU will face two ranked opponents in #17 Washington and #2 Oregon, but perhaps they’ll be able to end the season on a high note with their final game in New Jersey against Rutgers. It is possible Michigan State is looking for […]
2026 Football Schedule Primer, Part 3
As kickoff against Toledo nears, our schedule primer continues as we get into the back half of the season with games 7-9. This is a fascinating series of games beginning with Northwestern, where Pat Fitzgerald will lead the Spartans against his former team. This will also mark Wildcat quarterback Aidan Chiles’ return to Spartan Stadium. […]
2026 Football Schedule Primer, Part 2
Our schedule primer continues with games 4-6. This is a beautiful time of year in East Lansing and the Spartans are fortunate enough to be spending two of the three weeks at home with a trip to Madison sandwiched in the middle. This part of the schedule kicks off against Nebraska whom the Spartans had […]
The Only Colors Reacts Survey
Welcome to Week Zero of the 2026 College Football Season. We will have the first games this Saturday, and we are 11 days from MSU’s opener. This morning, TOC began our breakdown of the teams on this year’s calendar, with a brief look at our first three opponents. We will continue these articles for the […]
2026 Football Schedule Primer, Part 1
We have finished our analysis of the 2026 Michigan State football roster, and now it is time for us to take a quick look at the teams that will be challenging the Spartans this season. This is intended to be a brief look at things, as we will provide more in-depth previews each week throughout […]
Michigan State Kept Off Official Visit List Of Four-Star Wing
Michigan State has received plenty of good news on the recruiting trail this offseason. That tune changed recently when the Spartans were left off the official visit schedule for a big fish. Four-star wing Asa Montgomery announced that he is visiting eight schools this fall and Michigan State was not one of them. The Spartans […]
2026 Football Preview Series: Coaches
Today we’ll move on from our position group previews and look at MSU’s coaches for the 2026 season which, due to the transition from Jonathan Smith to Pat Fitzgerald, includes several new faces. In addition to just that, there A LOT more coaches now. The NCAA used to limit teams to 11 “countable” on-field coaches […]
Survey Results: Most Concerning Offensive Position Group
Happy Friday, TOC Nation. Time to share the results of this week’s survey question. Quick reminder that these surveys will appear in The Feed early in the week as well as in their own article, so you should have every opportunity to see it and participate. You must have a TOC account to vote. This […]
Michigan State Schedules Visits With Top Guard Targets
Michigan State remains in the mix for some of its top targets in the backcourt across upcoming classes. Head coach Tom Izzo and the Spartans will remain busy as multiple prospects will be on campus for visits over the next month. Four-star guard Antonio Pemberton included Michigan State in his final eight schools in July. […]
2026 Position Group Preview Series: Special Teams
While we’ve covered both the offense and the defense, you can’t forget about special teams. Last season’s special teams unit was highlighted by the Big Ten Punter of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten honoree Ryan Eckley, who was one of only two Spartans drafted to the NFL in April. This group will be led […]
Recapping the 2026 MSU Offense Previews
This past week, we previewed the offensive line, the tight ends, the wide receivers, the running backs and the quarterbacks. Between those five rooms, Michigan State lost 27 players from the 2025 roster, while returning 26 names and welcoming 24 new guys to the team from the transfer portal and the high school ranks. That […]
2026 Position Group Preview Series: Quarterbacks
We reach the final position group for the Michigan State offense with the group that most symbolically represents the end of the Jonathan Smith era. Gone is Aiden Chiles, the QB that Smith brought with him from Oregon State to be the Spartans’ field general. In his place, new head coach Pat Fitzgerald is turning […]
The Only Colors Reacts Survey
Hope TOC Nation enjoyed their weekend, as well as the news out of East Lansing this morning. It’s survey time! Over the past week, we have been disecting the offense for our 2026 Spartans. We have one last preview coming out tomorrow, the quarterbacks. Feel free to wait for that article before voting if you […]
MSU Has Its New Athletic Director
Michigan State announced Monday morning that they are bringing on Dan Bartholomae to be its new athletic director. Bartholomae had been the most rumored name in this job search, and in the end, those rumors proved to be valid. Bartholomae had been serving in the same role at Western Michigan since the beginning of 2022. […]
2026 Position Group Preview Series: Running Backs
We are inching closer to football in East Lansing, and we are getting close to the end of the position group previews. In today’s edition, we are looking at what could be one of the deepest position groups on the team, the running backs. The running back room looks a whole lot different than it […]
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