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Spartan Brew 2/6: No. 1 vs. No. 2!
Michigan State hockey takes on Michigan this weekend!
Spartan Brew Crew
February 06, 2026
Good morning, Spartans! Michigan State baseball has added to its roster!
What else do we have brewing today?
🏒 Top teams collide
🏀 Top 10 matchups
💚 And much, much more
🔼 No. 1 vs. No. 2! The top two teams in collegiate hockey face off this weekend, with No. 2 Michigan State traveling to Ann Arbor for a two-game series at No. 1 Michigan!
The two teams played in early December at Munn, splitting the series.
🔼 Top-10 Matchup. No. 10 Michigan State men’s basketball returns home this weekend, welcoming No. 5 Illinois to the Breslin Center tomorrow at 8 p.m. on FOX!
The Illini are 20-3 overall this season and sit in first place at 11-1 in Big Ten play, and carry a 12-game win streak into the weekend.
🔼 Happy Valley Hoops. No. 12 Michigan State women’s basketball hits the road this weekend, traveling to Penn State tomorrow for a 1 p.m. tipoff against the Lady Lions.
Penn State is 8-15 overall this season and 1-11 in Big Ten play, earning its first conference win this week at Purdue.
🏀 MORE NEWS: MSU Women’s Basketball Assistant Bianca Smith Selected to Participate in 2026 Next Generation Institute
🔼 Super Spartans! Former Michigan State All-Americans Bryce Baringer and Kenneth Walker III are preparing to play in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California!
🏈 READ MORE: Former Spartan All-Americans Bryce Baringer and Kenneth Walker III Preparing for Super Bowl LX
🔼 First Pitch! Michigan State softball gets its season started in Florida this weekend, with matchups set against BYU, Auburn, Longwood, Pitt and Clemson at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater!
🔼 Cat Clash. No. 15 Michigan State gymnastics travels to University Park, Pa., this weekend, competing against No. 14 Penn State this Sunday at 2 p.m.
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🔼 Serves Up! Both Michigan State men’s and women’s tennis are in action this weekend, with the Spartan men hosting Tennessee today at 6:30 p.m. and the women welcoming Xavier, Gonzaga and Ball State throughout the weekend!
🎾 MEN: Michigan State Men’s Tennis Slated For Home Opener Friday
🎾 WOMEN: Women’s Tennis Ready To Host Three-Match Weekend
🔼 Hosting The Hawkeyes. Michigan State will be inside Jenison Field House again this weekend, hosting No. 5 Iowa this Sunday at 1 p.m. for a Big Ten dual.
The Hawkeyes are 9-4 overall this season and 2-2 in Big Ten duals.
🔼 New Beginnings! Michigan State Football, led by head coach Pat Fitzgerald, looks to re-establish the toughness born in East Lansing.
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Friday, February 6
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Xavier @ 4 p.m. | Watch | Results
🥎 Softball vs. BYU @ 5 p.m. (Clearwater, Fla.) | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Tennessee @ 6:30 p.m. | Watch | Results
🏒 Hockey at Michigan @ 7 p.m. | FS1 | Spartan Media Network
🥎 Softball vs. Auburn @ 8 p.m. (Clearwater, Fla.) | Watch
Saturday, February 7
👟 Track & Field at Michigan Invitational
🥎 Softball vs. Longwood @ noon (Clearwater, Fla.) | Watch
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Penn State @ 1 p.m. | Spartan Media Network
🥎 Softball vs. Pitt @ 3 p.m. (Clearwater, Fla.) | Watch
🏒 Hockey at Michigan @ 6:30 p.m. | BTN | Spartan Media Network
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Illinois @ 8 p.m. | FOX | Spartan Media Network
Sunday, February 8
🥎 Softball vs. Clemson @ 10 a.m. (Clearwater, Fla.) | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Gonzaga @ 10 a.m. | Watch | Results
🤼 Wrestling vs. Iowa @ 1 p.m. | B1G+
🤸♀️ Gymnastics at Penn State @ 2 p.m. | B1G+
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Ball State @ 2 p.m. | Watch | Results
💚 Have a great weekend, everyone!