After a 38-13 loss to UCLA, there is a chance this Spartan team could make some history, and not in a good way.

With a parade and football game both on the schedule for Michigan State this weekend, here's what you need to know.

While some fans and media members spent Sunday pondering Jonathan Smith’s job security, the Michigan State coach went back to work. A day after a humbling 38-13 defeat on homecoming against UCLA for a third straight loss,

Currently, ESPN's College Football Power Index gives Indiana a 51.0% chance to go 12-0, a 93.2% chance to make the College Football Playoff, and a 15.2% chance to win it. Up and down this IU roster, there are phenomenal players at every position.

This is not a week where MSU proves it’s a team to be reckoned with. This is the week when MSU proves it’s better than UCLA and stabilizes its season.

A long trip to Los Angeles. A long game delayed by significant injuries. A long return home to East Lansing. A long wait for Michigan State football to cleanse the taste of defeat for the first time this season. More importantly for Jonathan Smith and his ...

Snap by snap, Michigan State simply broke down while getting hammered 38-13 by UCLA on homecoming last week. A third straight loss by double digits – this one against a team that opened the season 0-4 and is playing for an interim coach – showed in the body language well before the final seconds ticked off the clock.

Jonathan Smith said Monday he knows the clock is ticking on his Michigan State football team and his tenure as Spartans coach.

After a humiliating defeat at the hands of UCLA, a discussion about Michigan State's long-term outlook needs to be had.