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5+ hour, 15+ min ago (498+ words) DETROIT " Michigan State's season is over. The biggest question surrounding the program remains unanswered. Although the Spartans (4-8, 1-8 Big Ten) beat Maryland 38-28 on Saturday night at Ford Field in the finale to snap an eight-game skid, there's still no word if second-year coach Jonathan Smith will be back in 2026. Athletic director J Batt has remained silent and didn't make himself available to the media after Saturday's win. "We have continued to conversate through the week, I'm sure we'll be talking again in the coming days," Smith said of Batt before being asked if he has been told definitively about his future. "Don't have that." Smith has a 9-15 record in two seasons " not counting wins vacated over a three-year span due to NCAA violations under former coach Mel Tucker. Speculation about his job security has swirled for more than a month and…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago (552+ words) Michigan State Spartans host Maryland at Ford Field DETROIT " For Michigan State, the 2025 season has been full of disappointment and defeat. The future of the program is still unknown, but for one more night, they get to enjoy the taste of a win. The Spartans ended an eight-game losing streak and earned a lone victory in Big Ten play Saturday night at Ford Field against Maryland. While MSU's season ends, getting to finish on their own terms isn't something they'll be taking for granted. "Really happy and proud of that locker room. Been through a lot," coach Jonathan Smith said. "Long season, some down, some disappointment, definitely frustration, but really proud of them as they continued to battle, went to work, played and practiced with energy and so happy for them to come out with a win like they did. " The…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago (260+ words) Michigan State Spartans host Maryland at Ford Field DETROIT, MI " Michigan State made the most of a trip to the 313. The Spartans (4-8, 1-8 Big Ten) snapped an eight-game losing streak against Maryland (4-8, 1-8) in a Big Ten Conference finale at Ford Field on Saturday, Nov. 29 in Detroit. The green and white picked up its first conference victory on the season, winning 38-28. The program's longest losing streak in more than four decades came to an end and prevented Michigan State from losing every single Big Ten game in a season for the first time since joining the conference in 1953. Michigan State built a 17-point lead at halftime and held off the Terrapins after the break to pull out its first win since Sept. 13. Receivers Nick Marsh and Omari Kelly and tight end Jack Velling combined for 17 catches for 229 yards and each had a…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago (577+ words) Michigan football hosts Ohio State 2025 ANN ARBOR " After Michigan hammered Central Michigan 63-3 in Week 3, interim coach Biff Poggi heaped praise onto true freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood. The No. 1 overall recruit in the 2025 class dazzled against the Chippewas, throwing for 235 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 114 yards and two scores. CMU wasn't a formidable foe, but the signal-caller of Michigan's present and future appeared to have arrived on the college scene. "We need to do a DNA test on him because he could be Batman," Poggi said of Underwood. There were no superhero moments, though, from the former Belleville High star on Saturday in Michigan's regular season finale against its archrival. Underwood threw for a season-low 63 yards on 8-of-18 passing in the 27-9 loss to No. 1 Ohio State. "I just want him to feel the feeling he feels right now," head…...

11+ hour, 33+ min ago (504+ words) Michigan football hosts Ohio State 2025 ANN ARBOR " Michigan's football team saw its Big Ten title game and College Football Playoff hopes vanish Saturday with a 27-9 loss to No. 1 Ohio State. The 15th-ranked Wolverines entered their regular season finale riding a five-game win streak, but they were stonewalled by a hungry Buckeyes team that had won its previous 10 games by 18-plus points. The scenes in both locker rooms were polar opposites after the high-stakes rivalry game. OSU clinched a spot in the Big Ten championship and improved to 12-0 while snapping a four-game losing streak in the series. Michigan finishes 9-3 and 7-2 in the Big Ten. Here are the highlights from the postgame news conferences: Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore's overall thoughts on the game: "Obviously, very disappointed in the result. Credit to them and how they played and how they executed. We…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago (265+ words) The post Aidan Hutchinson drops truth bomb on Michigan-Ohio State rivalry appeared first on ClutchPoints. Prior to the game, Detroit Lions star pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson was on the sidelines for Michigan, a team he starred for in his college days. Hutchinson appeared on ESPN's pregame show, and he had perspective on the importance of the series. He was able to make a statement about what the series meant to college football rather than just shout out his support for the Wolverines. "This rivalry will always be competitive," Hutchinson said. "It will always be special. It doesn't matter that Ohio State is the No. 1 team It wouldn't matter if Michigan was the No. 1 team. It will always be a competitive game." Sayin calmed down after his early interception and he was able to dominate for Ohio State with his passing…...

16+ hour, 17+ min ago (44+ words) Julian Sayin found Jeremiah Smith for a 35-yard touchdown to give the Ohio State Buckeyes the lead over the Michigan Woleverines. Julian Sayin found Jeremiah Smith for a 35-yard touchdown to give the Ohio State Buckeyes the lead over the Michigan Woleverines....

17+ hour, 20+ min ago (190+ words) THREE RIVERS, MI " The city of Three Rivers is moving its holiday light parade back in anticipation of dangerous winter weather Saturday, Nov. 29. "Mother Nature has decided to enter her own float into the parade tonight " a giant snow machine," officials said in a Facebook post. "We're hitting pause on the Holiday Light Parade for everyone's safety." The community will gather at 6 p.m. Dec. 19, instead, per the Downtown Three Rivers Facebook post. The after-dark parade features floats decked out with twinkling, colorful lights and music, per a Wednesday, Nov. 26 Facebook post. Floats travel less than 1 mile through downtown Three Rivers on their route, per the post. The small town, located about 30 miles south of Kalamazoo, is expected to see heavy snowfall and deteriorating road conditions beginning Saturday afternoon and evening. "A widespread moderate to heavy snow event is about to unfold…...

17+ hour, 54+ min ago (143+ words) John Leonard scored his league-leading 14th goal, and the Grand Rapids Griffins defeated the Iowa Wild 3-2 Friday at Van Andel Arena to extend the best start in franchise history. The Griffins improved to 15-1-0-1 (31 points) and an AHL-best percentage of .912 points. Their 8-1-0 start at home is their best since 2009-10 (8-0). Eduards Tralmaks scored his fourth goal in three games and extended his points streak to four games. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard recorded two assists for his third consecutive multi-point game. Antti Tuomisto picked up a pair of assists and has six points in three games. Carter Gylander made 28 saves for his fourth victory in a row. Iowa dropped to 5-13-0-1 (11 points). The teams meet again Sunday at Van Andel Arena (4 p.m.)....

19+ hour, 33+ min ago (1296+ words) ANN ARBOR, MI " Jonathan Taft, the first dean of the University of Michigan College of Dental Surgery, started with just 20 students and three teachers. Founded in 1875, the University of Michigan's dental program was part of the nation's evolution of medical education. Applicants only needed high school education. It had minimal funding, and it wasn't until 1890 the university installed gas lighting to the dental school's facilities. As the School of Dentistry reaches its 150th anniversary this year, it has transformed from its humble beginnings to one of the country's top-ranked schools. "Anniversaries like this are really an opportunity for us to both reflect into the past and think about the achievements that happened during the past history of the school," School of Dentistry Dean Dr. Jacques N'r said. The first Black female dentist in the United States, Ida Gray, graduated from the…...