A new chapter of Michigan State football is about to start this week, with new head coach Pat Fitzgerald set to lead the Spartans for the first time on Friday night.
Fitzgerald and the Spartans will begin the 2026 season on Friday in a home matchup against the Toledo Rockets of the Mid-American Conference. This will be the season-opening matchup for both the Spartans and Rockets, who both are under new coaching staffs this season.
Ahead of Friday's matchup with the Rockets, Fitzgerald held his pregame press conference with the local media to preview this non-conference tilt. Here are the notable takeaways and comments from Fitzgerald during his press conference previewing this week's matchup against the Rockets:
Fitzgerald started off the press conference talking about this excitement for game week finally arriving, noting Friday will be fun with all of the pageantry that comes with Michigan State home games.
Fitzgerald noted that there's a different "buzz in the air" now that students are back on campus and it's officially game week.
#matchup #season
Fitzgerald and the Spartans will begin the 2026 season on Friday in a home matchup against the Toledo Rockets of the Mid-American Conference. This will be the season-opening matchup for both the Spartans and Rockets, who both are under new coaching staffs this season.
Ahead of Friday's matchup with the Rockets, Fitzgerald held his pregame press conference with the local media to preview this non-conference tilt. Here are the notable takeaways and comments from Fitzgerald during his press conference previewing this week's matchup against the Rockets:
Fitzgerald started off the press conference talking about this excitement for game week finally arriving, noting Friday will be fun with all of the pageantry that comes with Michigan State home games.
Fitzgerald noted that there's a different "buzz in the air" now that students are back on campus and it's officially game week.
#matchup #season
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