Spartan Brew 12/2: A New Era Begins!

Welcome to East Lansing, Pat Fitzgerald!

What else do we have brewing today?

🏈 A new era begins
🏀 Big Ten opener
💚 And much, much more

🔼 Welcome, Coach Fitzgerald! One of the winningest football coaches in Big Ten history, Pat Fitzgerald has been named head football coach at Michigan State University, MSU Vice President and Director of Athletics J Batt announced Monday!

🔼 B1G Game! No. 7 Michigan State men’s basketball opens up Big Ten play today, welcoming Iowa to the Breslin Center for a 7 p.m. tipoff on Peacock.

Tonight’s Big Ten opener is a battle of unbeaten teams, as the Hawkeyes enter conference play at 7-0.

🔼 B1G Honors! A pair of Spartans earned honors from the Big Ten on Monday, as Alante Brown was named Co-Special Teams Player of the Week and Alessio Milivojevic was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week!

🔼 Repping The Red, White & Blue! Michigan State hockey forward Shane Vansaghi and forward Ryker Lee have been named to the preliminary roster for the 2026 United States National Junior team!

💚 ONE BIG THING

🔼 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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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

*All times ET

Tuesday, December 2
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Iowa @ 7 p.m. | Peacock | Spartan Media Network

Wednesday, December 3
No scheduled events

Thursday, December 4
No scheduled events

💚 Have a great Tuesday, everyone!