See where Brad Crawford of CBS Sports has the Spartans landing in his preseason bowl projections
Michigan State football is heading right down the road for its first bowl game in four years. Or at least that’s how Brad Crawford of CBS Sports has it in his preseason bowl projections.
Crawford released his preseason bowl projections for the upcoming season on Thursday, with the Spartans making the cut. He has Michigan State landing in the GameAbove Sports Bowl in Detroit in his opening projections for this season.
The Spartans are projected to play the Toledo Rockets out of the Mid-American Conference. The GameAbove Sports Bowl is played at Ford Field in Detroit on December 26. Ironically, if this projection were to play out, it would be two straight games at Ford Field to end the 2025 season for the Spartans as their regular season finale against Maryland is also set to be played there on November 29.
Michigan State finished 5-7 last year in head coach Jonathan Smith’s first year leading the Spartans. Michigan State last reached the postseason in 2021 when they beat Pitt in the Peach Bowl.
Michigan State has a win total over/under of 5.5 entering the season, so landing in the GameAbove Sports Bowl is right about in line with the betting odds for them this year. Hopefully, Michigan State is able to play above that and end up in a higher level bowl game but I also wouldn’t hate the opportunity for the Spartans to play in a bowl game in their own backyard if it worked out that way.
Michigan State opens the 2025 season on August 29 in a home game against Western Michigan. Kickoff from Spartan Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on FS1.
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