Pat Fitzgerald hit the streets this week to recruit students to help make the Spartan Stadium environment for Michigan State vs. Washington raucous. He believes that Michigan State should have one of the best home-field advantages in college football, and I think we’ll get a small taste of that on Saturday — at least from the student section.
After beating Michigan, Fitzgerald has put himself in the fanbase’s good graces and they’re going to come out in full support against the jet-lagged Huskies.
With the game moved back about 45 minutes due to the nationwide ground stop keeping the Huskies in Washington for an extra six hours, the Spartans will be playing the entirety of the game in an under-the-lights atmosphere.
Vibes will be high on Saturday. Let’s get bold.
Chrishon McCray has best game as a Spartan
In two years at Michigan State, Chrishon McCray has yet to top 100 yards receiving. He’s come close a couple of times, including the 92 yards he had last weekend at Michigan, which is why I believe he’s going to pop off for his best game as a Spartan.
McCray had his best game of 2025 in the final month of the season so it seems like he heats up as the calendar hits November. He’ll stay hot against Washington with eight catches for 111 yards and his second touchdown of the season.
The senior wideout hasn’t gone over 100 yards since October of 2024, but he breaks that drought against the nation’s No. 66 pass defense.
Maybe the Huskies’ defensive backs will be able to keep their ankles intact — something the Wolverines’ defensive backs weren’t able to do in the open field against McCray.
Brandon Tullis has first 100-yard game
Brandon Tullis may get his first start of the season on Saturday with Jaz Patterson doubtful and Marvis Parrish out again. He earned this after his big game against Michigan where he bullied Wolverine defenders on the ground throughout the second half and finished with 85 yards on the ground.
He’ll one-up himself against Washington.
If he can rush for nearly 100 yards without even starting against Michigan (No. 17 rush defense in the country), he can top that mark against the nation’s 59th-best run defense.
Tullis will get his first start, he’ll run hard per usual, and he’ll finish with his first 100-yards game as a Spartan — much like McCray. There will be a lot of firsts on Saturday.
Michigan State pulls off the “upset”
Shocker, Michigan State enters yet another game as an underdog even after beating Michigan om the road. The Spartans aren’t huge underdogs against an underwhelming 5-4 Washington team but they’re still underdogs nonetheless.
That means there’s another chance for an “upset” on Saturday. Can Michigan State lock in back-to-back upset wins to keep bowl hopes alive? Yup.
Michigan State’s offense starts clicking a little more than it did a week ago against a really strong Michigan defense and it’ll actually finish drives this time. Alessio Milivojevic will pass for nearly 230 yards with a touchdown and Tullis will go for over 100 with a couple of scores. Michigan State’s defense might even score a touchdown.
The Spartans will find a way to win in front of a revved up crowd (thanks to Fitzgerald’s bar-hopping adventure) and maybe we’ll even see Fitzgerald back out at the bars in East Lansing afterward recruiting fans for the Oregon game.
Michigan State wins a second straight game, 27-20.
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