Fans heading to the Michigan State University vs. Penn State football game Saturday, Nov. 15, in East Lansing should prepare for a rainy day, according the forecast. The Michigan State Spartans play the Penn State Nittany Lions at Spartan Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Both teams are 3-6.

Michigan State football is hoping to salvage its season against a struggling Penn State team, which has yet to win a conference game, while MSU has yet to win a conference game and many view head coach Jonathan Smith's firing as inevitable.

Fans said that they're looking forward to taking in the final home game at Spartan Stadium this fall, despite the team's six-game losing streak.

Despite a six-game losing streak, Michigan State football continues to compete at a high level, showing resilience and effort in nearly every game. From close losses against rivals Michigan and Minnesota to leadership in the locker room,

Coming off a Veteran's Day week, the Spartans unveiled a special 'salute to service' helmet on Thursday night to commemorate the holiday and honor our veterans. The helmet features a camo stripe on a green helmet, and will be worn with a green jersey and white pants.

The Nittany Lions are currently being led by interim head coach Terry Smith. Permanent head coach James Franklin was fired after Penn State had fallen to 3-3 after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern. Excluding the shortened COVID season, one more loss would mean PSU's first losing season since going 4-7 back in 2004.

Preview the Week 12 NCAA football matchup between the Penn State Nittany Lions and Michigan State Spartans with a prediction, pick, odds and more.

Michigan State football made the 2015 College Football Playoff. Ten years later, the Spartans are mired in a decade-long downturn. What happened?

The NCAA put Michigan State’s football program on three years of probation and penalized the school $30,000 plus 1.5% of the team’s budget after agreeing former staff members Saeed Khalif and Brandon Jordan under coach Mel Tucker broke rules regarding recruiting inducements and benefits,

Along with the financial punishments, Michigan State Spartans will vacate all wins from 2022-24 due to participation of three ineligible players.

The penalties Michigan State agreed to in the negotiated resolution are well defined and include three years of probation, a fine of $30,000 plus 1.5 percent of the annual football budget and recruiting limitations in nearly every way.

On this week's podcast, Graham and Chris discuss the penalties handed down to MSU football by the NCAA - from all angles.