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Spartan Brew 12/8: A Transformational Commitment!
MSU has announced a historic $401 million commitment from Greg and Dawn Williams!
Spartan Brew Crew
December 08, 2025
Good morning, Spartans! Here’s a great Spartan football throwback to start your Monday morning with!
What else do we have brewing today?
💚 Transformational commitment
🏒 Down goes No. 1
💚 And much, much more
🔼 Transformational Commitment! Michigan State University has announced a historic $401 million commitment from Greg and Dawn Williams!
Made through the university's "Uncommon Will, Far Better World" campaign and in support of MSU Athletics' FOR SPARTA initiative, this is the largest single commitment in the history of MSU and one of the largest single amounts in college athletics history.
💚 MORE INFO: Greg and Dawn Williams Make Historic $401M Commitment to Michigan State University and Spartan Athletics
🔼 Down Goes No. 1! No. 3 Michigan State hockey bounced back from a Game 1 loss to No. 1 Michigan on Friday with a 3-1 win over the Wolverines on Saturday in Ann Arbor!
The Spartans out-shot Michigan 33-31 and went 4-for-5 on the penalty kill. Junior goaltender Trey Augustine made 30 saves in goal, good for a .968 save percentage. Augustine made 27 saves over the final two periods.
🔼 Downed By Duke. No. 7 Michigan State men’s basketball fell for the first time this season over the weekend, with No. 4 Duke beating the Spartans at the Breslin Center, 66-60.
Carson Cooper had his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, Jaxon Kohler scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Coen Carr scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds and Jeremy Fears Jr. added six points and tied a career-high with 13 assists.
🔼 Rough Road. No. 20 Michigan State women’s basketball suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday in its Big Ten opener at Wisconsin, losing to the Badgers, 78-64.
Kennedy Blair (16 points) and Isaline Alexander (12 points) scored in double figures for the Spartans. Blair added seven rebounds and seven assists.
🔼 Twice As Nice! Michigan State wrestling picked up its second and third wins of the season over the weekend in the Carolinas, beating both Gardner-Webb and The Citadel on the road!
🤼 RECAPS: Gardner-Webb | The Citadel
🔼 Runnin’ Around. Michigan State track & field opened the indoor season with several event wins and multiple personal bests at the GVSU Holiday Open in Allendale, Michigan and the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston!
🔼 FOR SPARTA! Michigan State Athletics has announced the launch of FOR SPARTA: The Capital Initiative for MSU Athletics!
FOR SPARTA is a $1 billion initiative designed to elevate facilities, enhance the student-athlete experience, and secure Michigan State’s position as a leader in college athletics!
💚 LEARN MORE: Athletics Department Launches FOR SPARTA: The Capital Initiative for MSU Athletics
✍️ FROM J BATT: “This is the most ambitious initiative in Michigan State Athletics history.”
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Monday, December 8 — Friday, December 12
No scheduled events
Saturday, December 13
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Penn State @ noon | BTN
🤸♀️ Gymnastics hosts Green and White @ 1 p.m.
Sunday, December 14
🏀 Women’s Basketball at DePaul @ 5:30 p.m. | FS1
💚 Have a great Monday, everyone!