Michigan State football opener vs. Western Michigan moved to Friday, Aug. 29
Coach Jonathan Smith will kick off his second season at 7 p.m. on Aug. 29 against Western Michigan, the Big Ten announced Thursday, May 29. It will be broadcast on FS1, one of a number of early season games which the league released start times and broadcast information for heading into the fall.
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The Spartans get a second straight night game at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, when they host Boston College (NBC), a return game for a road loss to the Eagles last season. MSU closes its three-game nonconference schedule at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 13 against Youngstown State of the Football Championship Subdivision (BTN).
Homecoming at MSU will be a noon kickoff Oct. 11 against UCLA, with TV to be determined. The Spartans also have the framework without broadcast information for two other games, with Oct. 4 at Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the Oct. 18 trip to Indiana starting either at noon, 3:30 p.m. or 4 p.m. They will close the regular season Nov. 29 at Ford Field against Maryland, time and TV still to be determined.
The WMU game marks the 11th time in the last 15 seasons MSU has opened at home on the Friday of Labor Day weekend. Here is a look at the Spartans' 2025 schedule.
Sunset shines on the northwest end of the Spartan Stadium in East Lansing during the game between Michigan State and Western Michigan on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.
Aug. 29: Western Michigan, 7 p.m. (FS1)
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Sept. 6: Boston College, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)
Sept. 13: Youngstown State, 3:30 p.m. (BTN)
Sept. 20: at USC (TBD)
Sept. 27: Bye
Oct. 4: at Nebraska (noon/3:30 or 4 p.m., TV TBD)
Oct. 11: UCLA (noon, TV TBD)
Oct. 18: at Indiana (noon/3:30 or 4 p.m., TV TBD)
Oct. 25: Michigan (TBD)
Nov. 1: at Minnesota (TBD)
Nov. 8: Bye
Nov. 15: Penn State (TBD)
Nov. 22: at Iowa (TBD)
Nov. 29: Maryland at Ford Field, Detroit (TBD)
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan State football opener vs. WMU moved to Friday, Aug. 29
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