Two key details on Michigan State’s next game are now set.
On Oct. 4, the Spartans (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) will be in Lincoln to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1, 0-1). The team announced on Monday that the Week 6 matchup between MSU and Nebraska will kick off at 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. local) and will be televised on FS1.
Quick Reaction
Well, almost any kickoff time would’ve been fine with Spartan fans after Saturday’s game in Los Angeles ended just before 3 o’clock on Sunday morning in East Lansing. It didn’t help that MSU lost to No. 25 USC, 45-31.
Since this game is in the Central Time Zone and not a night game, there won’t be much need for those additional cups of coffee or energy drinks to view this one.
Quick Preview
Both teams have had very similar paths so far through four games apiece. Michigan State and Nebraska both swept through non-conference schedules that featured a game against a Power Four opponent — the Huskers over Cincinnati in Week 1 and MSU over Boston College in Week 2 — and then both teams lost their Big Ten opener against a ranked team. Nebraska just lost to No. 21 Michigan, 30-27…