The Spartans dropped their eighth straight game despite another strong showing from their defense in the penultimate game of the season.

The Michigan Wolverines are 4-0 to start the 2025-26 season and now the Maize and Blue heads to Las Vegas for the Players Era Tournament. Michigan will play on

"This whole season we've been preaching to peak at the perfect time," Michigan football QB Bryce Underwood said. "I feel like it's coming along."

With Saturday’s game taking place at the Detroit Lions’ Ford Field, the Spartans open as narrow favorites to finish the season with a much-needed win, being favored by 3.5 point, according to FanDuel odds on Sunday. This is the first time MSU has been a favorite since Week 7, when they hosted UCLA.

Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, who suffered an early-career losing streak, voiced his support for struggling Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Drew Stevens kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired to give Iowa a 20-17 win over Michigan State on Saturday. The kick capped a 13-point fourth-quarter comeback for the Hawkeyes (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten), who snapped a two-game losing streak.

No. 2-ranked Michigan rolled to an 8-1 win over Ohio State for a weekend sweep and a milestone victory for the program.

IOWA CITY, IA − New game, same story for Michigan State football. The Spartans lost their eighth straight game on Saturday, Nov. 22, against Iowa, 20-17, in a game that was a snooze fest early in Iowa City and then got spicy in the second half.

Ohio State will try to halt worst streak in a century against Michigan originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. No. 1 Ohio State enters Saturday’s showdown at No. 15 Michigan with a chance to stop a streak it hasn’t seen in nearly a century.