Wake up, Michigan State fans, it's officially game day. The Spartans are in Los Angeles to face USC on Saturday night, and you better start drinking your coffee because it's going to be a late night.
While we mentally prepare for an 11 p.m. ET kickoff, we can start thinking about the health status of a couple of key Spartans heading into the game. Nick Marsh, Makhi Frazier, Luka Vincic, and Alante Brown all went down with injuries a week ago, and Jonathan Smith admitted that the latter two were much more serious.
Smith went on to say that Vincic is likely out for the season and Brown could be out for a while after tweaking something during warmups.
The two biggest names, however, were Marsh and Frazier, and Smith called both of them game-time decisions. They would be evaluated throughout the week, and a decision would be made before the team left for Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon.
There's been some good news on that front: Frazier and Marsh are both playing.
BREAKING🚨 Nick Marsh and Makhi Frazier are expected to play tomorrow at USC.
— Michigan State Content (@msucontent) September 19, 2025
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It was reported on Friday by Pete Thamel that Marsh and Frazier are expected to play on Saturday night against USC after being injured in a Week 3 contest against Youngstown State.
Aidan Chiles not only gets his No. 1 target back for the biggest game of the season to this point, but he can now also rely more on the run game with his RB1 back. Frazier had been really solid this season before getting held in check against Youngstown State. He'll need a nice bounce-back performance against USC on Saturday.
He'll officially get that opportunity as he's now expected to play.