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Spartan Brew 12/1: MSU Announces Football Program Leadership Change
Spartan Brew Crew
December 01, 2025
Good morning, Spartans! We’re still thinking about men’s hoops’ win over North Carolina in Fort Myers!
What else do we have brewing today?
🏈 Leadership change
🏀 8-0
💚 And much, much more
🔼 Leadership Change. Michigan State University Vice President and Director of Athletics J Batt announced Sunday that Jonathan Smith will not return as head coach of the Michigan State football program for the 2026 season.
🔼 Call ‘Em Champs! No. 20 Michigan State women’s basketball extended its season-opening win streak to eight games on Sunday, beating Clemson in the championship game of the Baha Mar Hoops event in Nassau, Bahamas, 72-64!
Kennedy Blair led the Spartans with 22 points and 12 rebounds against the Tigers, followed by Rashunda Jones (16 points) and Grace VanSlooten (15 points) in double figures.
🔼 Fresh Breath. No. 3 Michigan State hockey finished off a sweep of Colgate on Friday, beating the Raiders 4-1 at Munn Ice Arena to conclude its Thanksgiving week non-conference series.
🏒 RECAP: No. 3 Hockey Sweeps Colgate
🔼 In The Rankings! Michigan State men's tennis continues to climb the ladder, as every Spartan player on the roster earned a spot in the latest ITA Division I Collegiate Tennis National Singles and Doubles Rankings!
🔼 Triple Threat! Michigan State women's tennis had three players ranked in the ITA Division I Collegiate Tennis National Singles and Doubles Rankings!
🔼 Elite Finish. No. 2 seed Michigan State women’s soccer had its historic season come to an end over the weekend, falling to No. 1 seed Stanford in the program’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Elite Eight.
The Spartans finish the season at 15-4-6 overall and 7-1-3 in Big Ten play.
🔼 Closed Out. Michigan State volleyball concluded its season on Friday, dropping a five-set match to UCLA inside the Breslin Center.
MSU concludes the season at 18-12 overall, its most wins in a season since 2017, and 8-12 in the Big Ten.
🔼 Toughness! “Rising Together”, presented by MSUFCU, gives you an inside look at the 2025-26 Michigan State Women’s Basketball program.
Physical and mental toughness are required to compete at the Division I level. Episode 2 highlights Isa Alexander, whose own injury experiences inspired her path toward athletic training, and Grace VanSlooten, who opens up about overcoming the pressure she put on herself last season.
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Monday, December 1
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Tuesday, December 2
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Iowa @ 7 p.m. | Peacock | Spartan Media Network
Wednesday, December 3
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Thursday, December 4
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💚 Have a great Monday, everyone!