Indiana vs. Michigan State Live updates Score, results, highlights, for Saturday's NCAA Football game

Live scores, highlights and updates from the Indiana vs. Michigan State football game

Halftime Report

Michigan State fell flat on their face against Ohio State last Saturday, but memory of that harsh defeat doesn't seem to have tripped them up today. Michigan State has jumped out to a 14-7 lead against Indiana. Michigan State's offense has been firing on all cylinders thus far, outscoring their total from last Saturday with time still left to play.

Michigan State has yet to find success away from home, so they have something to prove. Victory is within reach; will this be their lucky break?

Preview

The Indiana Hoosiers will be playing at home against the Michigan State Spartans at 12:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Indiana pushed their score all the way to 45 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Illinois by a score of 48-45. Indiana was up 28-13 in the second but couldn't hold on to the lead.

The losing side was boosted by Brendan Sorsby, who threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Donaven McCulley also helped with two touchdowns in total.

Meanwhile, Michigan State gave up the first points and the most points on Saturday. There's no need to mince words: Michigan State lost to Ohio State, and Michigan State lost bad. The score wound up at 38-3. Michigan State has not had much luck with Ohio State recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, the Spartans weren't very productive in the air and finished the game with only 88 passing yards. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Ohio State passed for 353.

Indiana has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Michigan State, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 3-7.

Not only did the pair lose their last games, but neither team managed to cover the spread. Looking forward, Indiana is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by four points. This contest will be Michigan State's ninth straight as the underdogs (so far over this stretch they are 3-5 against the spread).

Indiana beat Michigan State 39-31 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Michigan State's Elijah Collins, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Indiana to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.