Jac Collinsworth, Jordan Cornette and Matt McCall break down the team tiers in the Big Ten and Michigan State’s place in that debate.

Michigan State's new football coach Pat Fitzgerald speaks during his introductory press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, at the Tom Izzo Football Building in East Lansing. | Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Kennesaw State won 19-15 over Jacksonville State on Friday, Dec. 5. Odom threw for 246 yards on 26-of-32 attempts (81.2%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. Bennett had 82 rushing yards on 17 carries and one touchdown, adding seven receptions for 42 yards. Christian Moss recorded 75 yards on five catches.

That was the case on Tuesday, when Grant Calcagno entered the transfer portal. Calcagno was a preferred walk-on from Rochester Hills who opted to join Michigan State instead of smaller schools he held offers from like Northwood, Albion, and Siena Heights.

The old adage goes 'Actions speak louder than words, and Arizona State's head coach Kenny Dillingham's actions and words aren't denying he's interested in coach

The Michigan women's basketball team remains firmly in place as a top-10 program in the country. For the fourth consecutive week, the Wolverines are No. 6 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, which came out Monday. Michigan State, meanwhile, moved up one spot to No. 24.

No. 9 Michigan State hosts the Toledo Rockets after Divine Ugochukwu scored 23 points in Michigan State's 76-72 victory against the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Chiles followed Jonathan Smith to East Lansing from Oregon State, but the promise of a program-defining quarterback never materialized. Now, with Smith fired, Chiles won’t be part of MSU’s future plans, announcing his intention to enter the transfer portal.