The results from last Saturday revealed how much the gap has widened between Michigan football and Michigan State over the past five weeks.

Strong words from the sophomore quarterback, but necessary ones as the Smith era calibrates from its first season in action. A rebuilding, 5-7 season is only palatable with progress, and that’s what both the roster building of December and the training starting in January seek to accomplish.

In a must-win game to reach a bowl game, the Spartans were blown out by Rutgers at Spartan Stadium. Michigan State jumped out to a 7-0 lead early but again were dominated after the first quarter, with the Scarlet Knights outscoring Michigan State 41-7 from that point in route to a 41-14 loss.

Michigan State football's frosty, snow-dusted 41-14 loss to Rutgers put a bow on Jonathan Smith’s first season in East Lansing.

Michigan State football's season is officially over. The Spartans put out one final disappointing performance to end the 2024 regular season with a blowout loss against Rutgers. Michigan State lost the game by the final score of 41-14.

Michigan State was destroyed by Rutgers in its final game of the season, 41-14, in a snowy and cold game. Here is a recap:

In a snow-filled regular season finale between Michigan State and Rutgers, the Spartans were thoroughly dominated on the ground, suffering a 41-14 defeat where