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Pat Fitzgerald Era Begins with MSU Football Opener Against Toledo
Pat Fitzgerald begins his Michigan State tenure with 31 transfers and Big Ten title hopes, while oddsmakers list the Spartans as 3½-win team.
- Head coach Pat Fitzgerald debuts Friday at 8 p.m. when Michigan State hosts Toledo at Spartan Stadium, marking the Spartans' 2026 season opener against a MAC championship program.
- Fitzgerald took over the program in December following a fourth straight losing season, executing a sweeping roster overhaul by bringing in 32 transfers to bolster the Spartans.
- Toledo arrives under new head coach Mike Jacobs, who brings a career 94-23 record to the Rockets and is coming off an 8-5 season picked in the top three of the Mid-American Conference.
- Friday's game offers a reunion for Spartans general manager Bryan Gasser, who previously roomed with Fitzgerald and remains focused on evaluating committed recruits for Michigan State's future.
- Despite Fitzgerald's championship aspirations, Vegas oddsmakers project 3 wins for the season, and the preseason poll ranked Michigan State 17th in the 18-team Big Ten conference.
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MSU football begins its first season under Pat Fitzgerald with Friday's opener against Toledo at Spartan Stadium.
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