Spartan Speak Lansing State Journal

Each week, Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari react to the biggest news in Spartans sports. 

This week's hodgepodge of news includes: 

Cassius Winston breaks Mateen Cleaves' Big Ten assist record in MSU's win over Wisconsin (2:06)

4-star PG Jalen Terry, who decommited from MSU in the fall, comments on his reasons for doing so (9:28)

Details on Tom Izzo's latest contract, which was signed before the Final Four last year (17:56)

Rutgers makes the AP Top 25, plus one voter omits MSU from his poll (20:43)

Preview of Indiana and Minnesota games (26:08)

MSU football's strength of schedule for 2020 (29:19)

Twitter Questions (32:52)

Predictions for IU and Minnesota games (42:46)

Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari, along with host Phil Friend, discuss the latest in Spartan news. 

This week's topics: 

- MSU basketball's loss to Purdue, Kyle Ahrens injury, what's wrong with Aaron Henry, Wisconsin preview (3:30)

- MSU football: Mark Dantonio's $4.3 million retention bonus, staff chances, Cody White declares for the NFL draft, LaDarius Jefferson transfers to Western Michigan and George Perles' legacy (29:44)

- Twitter questions (50:10)

- Wisconsin predictions (55:45)

The Spartan Speak podcast is back from the holiday break and ready to wreck some fools ... not unlike what the Michigan State men's basketball team did to Michigan on Sunday afternoon in an 86-69 win at Breslin Center for the fourth straight win over the Wolverines. 

Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch, sports reporter Phil Friend and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari's discussion topics include: 

MSU's win over Michigan (2:37)

A look at the Big Ten picture (20:54)

Recapping our picks in the Big Ten bowl games (31:28)

MSU football notes, including Josiah Scott, Ed Warinner, Wake Forest QB Jamie Newman and Mark Dantonio leaving his coaching staff intact for 2020 (35:31)

Twitter questions (46:21)

Predictions for Thursday's Minnesota game (56:13)

Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch and sportswriter Phil Friend pick out the highlights and newsworthy items from Michigan State's 27-21 victory over Wake Forest on Friday evening in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. 

Topics include:

- Brian Lewerke's performance

- Wide receiver youth movement

- Mark Dantonio's future

- And more!

MERRY CHRISTMAS SPARTAN SPEAK FAM! Your eyes and ears are not deceiving you as we have delivered into your stocking a Christmas Day edition of the podcast!

This week, Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari, Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and LSJ sportswriter Phil Friend get you ready for the Spartan football team's bowl game against Wake Forest in the Pinstripe Bowl.

This week's topics:
- Christmas icebreakers
- MSU basketball announces that Joshua Langford will not return this season, and potentially ever
- Pinstripe Bowl preview
- Picking the winners of the Big Ten bowl game
- Talking Michigan State hockey with the LSJ's Nate Bott

Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch, sports reporter Phil Friend and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari are in the holiday spirit this week as Christmas nears. Even with the holiday break coming, there's no such thing as a break in sports reporting - or podcasts. 

This week's topics:

- Has MSU basketball taken a step forward since losing to Duke? (6:52)

- MSU football national signing day preview (21:15)

- The 6 players from the 2020 class that excites us the most (28:39)

- 6 Christmas gifts for MSU Athletics, courtesy of Chris and Graham (42:04)

- Twitter questions (52:24)

- Northwestern predictions (56:35)