Michigan has owned the Little Brown Jug. Minnesota will get fewer cracks at it in the bigger Big Ten
The Little Brown Jug is one of the oldest trophies in college football.
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The Little Brown Jug is one of the oldest trophies in college football.
Cooper DeJean's 70-yard punt return with less than four minutes to play helped give Iowa a 26-16 win over Michigan State on Saturday night.
Michigan (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) made fast work of the Cornhuskers, scoring on its first three possessions and leading 28-0 at half.
Second-ranked Michigan will face the challenge of having to defend against the option offense when it plays its first road game Saturday at Nebraska.
Michigan State acting coach Harlon Barnett says the Spartans are very close to a breakthrough.
Colston Loveland chose Michigan for the allure of playing for coach Jim Harbaugh on a team that's been to the last two College Football Playoffs.
Mel Tucker's attorney says Michigan State does not have cause to fire its suspended football coach after Tucker acknowledged having phone sex with an activist and rape survivor because he did not "engage in unprofessional or unethical behavior" or violate his contract.
Taulia Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns and also ran for another and Maryland's defense forced five turnovers Saturday as the Terrapins beat Michigan State 31-9.
Blake Corum's second rushing touchdown of the game — his eighth score of the season — put Michigan up 31-7 early in the fourth.
Michigan State hosts Maryland, desperately needing a win just days after the school told suspended coach Mel Tucker it intends to fire him and a week after getting routed by No. 8 Washington.
Jim Harbaugh is back where he belongs — the Michigan sidelines.
Defense has played a vital role in making the Big Ten one of the toughest conferences in the country.
Bowling Green linebacker Demetrius Hardamon is in stable condition and cleared to walk, a day after an orthopedic injury led to him being placed on a backboard and onto a stretcher before being carted off the field at Michigan Stadium.
Michigan State is looking into the source of a leak that led to Brenda Tracy's identity being revealed as part of an investigation into her allegations that suspended football coach Mel Tucker sexually harassed her.
Blake Corum had a 54-yard run on his first snap and finished with 101 yards and two touchdowns, helping No. 2 Michigan overcome a turnover-filled game in a 31-6 win over Bowling Green.
Michael Penix Jr. threw for 473 yards and four touchdowns and Jack Westover had three scoring catches to lead No. 8 Washington to a 41-7 victory over Michigan State, playing their first game without suspended coach Mel Tucker.
No. 2 Michigan is hosting Bowling Green on Saturday as coach Jim Harbaugh serves the last game of his three-game suspension.
Jim Harbaugh, serving a three-game suspension that ends after Saturday's home game against Bowling Green (1-1), has been relegated to watching McCarthy play the first two games of the season on TV.
Michigan State players and interim coach Harlon Barnett will try to focus on football this weekend when they host No. 8 Washington.
Harlon Bennett begins his run as Michigan State's acting head coach with a visit from No. 8 Washington.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh created headlines when he went out of his way to encourage sharing with football players the billions of dollars conferences and schools make from selling the rights to their games to television networks.
Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday, less than 24 hours after allegations became public in a USA Today report that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year.
Michigan State athletics officials say they will expand their use of video access as a tool to aid in evaluating football injuiries and in deciding whether players can return to game action.
No. 2 Michigan hosts UNLV on Saturday.
No Power Five conference has tended to rely more on defense and the running game than the Big Ten. The arrival of Southern California, UCLA, Oregon and Washington next year just might change that.
