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Jonathan Smith pushed back on parts of Michigan State’s NCAA punishment but said he wants the program to “get something behind us.”
Michigan State's Nick Marsh, right, catches a pass as Penn State's Audavion Collins closes in during the third quarter on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. / Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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Another fourth-quarter fade for Michigan State football has Jonathan Smith's program, with a seventh straight loss, on the verge of a dubious record.
Big Ten teams with matching records will meet on Saturday as the Penn State Nittany Lions visit the Michigan State Spartans. Both squads are 3-6 overall and also 0-6 in conference play, making them and Purdue the only winless Big Ten teams.
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Taylor, 7-foot-1 and 244 pounds, is the No. 2 center and No. 23 player overall in the class. He picked the Spartans over his other finalists, Oregon, Kansas, Indiana and Oklahoma, while calling it “a pretty easy choice” due to Izzo and the fan base.
Penn State walked into East Lansing carrying more than a game plan. The Nittany Lions needed proof—proof that the season still held meaning, that the locker room hadn't splintered, that Terry Smith's interim leadership could stabilize a program absorbing body blows from every direction.