Michigan State Spartans

The second playoff semifinal on New Year's Eve will look very familiar to college football fans as Alabama enters the game as a favorite over the Big Ten champion Michigan State Spartans.

In an ending that stunned Spartan fans across Michigan, the Michigan State Spartans fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers 39-38 Saturday night, following a call being questioned by many. In one of the final plays of the game, the Cornhuskers scored a touchdown with a 91-yard drive that lasted only 38 seconds, and ended with a 30-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong to Brandon Reilly with only 17 seconds left

Mateen Cleaves, who helped lead the Michigan State Spartans to the 2000 NCAA national championship, is currently being investigated in connection with a sexual assault case in Genesee County.

ESPN'S College GameDay is coming to East Lansing Saturday, September 12th, where the Michigan State Spartans will battle the Oregon Ducks.

The Michigan State Spartans and Georgia Bulldogs will square-off in the 2012 Outback Bowl on January 2 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. It's a match-up of two Division Champions from two of the most prestigious conferences in college football – the SEC and Big Ten. GRD Freeloaders have a shot at winning a getaway to Tampa to see the Outback Bowl!