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Michigan State prepares to face UCLA in first Rose Bowl game since 2014

The Michigan State Spartans will travel to Pasadena to play against ninth-ranked UCLA at the Rose Bowl for the first time in nearly 13 years.

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The Michigan State football team is set to play at the Rose Bowl against ninth-ranked UCLA, marking the program's first appearance at the venue since 2014. Yahoo College Football, Yahoo Sports, and Heavy.com all report that the Spartans are returning to the Pasadena stadium for the first time in nearly 13 years. [1][8][9]

During their previous trip to the stadium, fourth-ranked Michigan State defeated fifth-ranked Stanford by a score of 24-20 to win the 100th Rose Bowl game under former head coach Mark Dantonio, Yahoo College Football reports. [1]

The Michigan State Spartans football team represents Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The program claims six national championships and nine Big Ten conference championships. The Rose Bowl Game is traditionally played annually at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. [12][14]

Separately, the Michigan State men's basketball team lost an exhibition game 78-70 against UConn at the Breslin Center. Yahoo Sports Top and Yahoo College Basketball both report that Nik Khamenia scored a team-high 19 points for UConn, while the Spartans entered the match ranked sixth in the AP preseason poll. [2][3][4][5][6][7]

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In short

  • Michigan State will play ninth-ranked UCLA at the Rose Bowl for the first time since 2014.
  • The Spartans last played at the Rose Bowl when they defeated Stanford 24-20 in the 100th Rose Bowl game.
  • Michigan State basketball lost a preseason exhibition game 78-70 to UConn at the Breslin Center.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Michigan State Football Plays at Rose Bowl for First Time Since 2014, Takes on No.9 UCLAYahoo College Football, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Michigan State basketball's big problem? Finding consistency from bigsYahoo Sports Top, 14h ago
  3. [3]UConn men's basketball team impressive in intense exhibition win over Michigan StateYahoo Sports Top, 23h ago
  4. [4]Michigan State misses revenge chance in sloppy exhibition loss to UConnYahoo Sports Top, 23h ago
  5. [5]Michigan State basketball falls in exhibition to UConnYahoo College Basketball, 23h ago
  6. [6]Michigan State basketball misses revenge chance in sloppy loss vs UConnYahoo College Basketball, 23h ago
  7. [7]Michigan State basketball misses revenge chance in sloppy loss vs UConnYahoo Sports Top, 23h ago
  8. [8]Michigan State Football Plays at Rose Bowl for First Time Since 2014, Takes on No.9 UCLAYahoo Sports, 1h ago
  9. [9]Michigan State Football Plays at Rose Bowl for First Time Since 2014, Takes on No.9 UCLAHeavy.com, 4h ago
  10. [10]Michigan State’s ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ trip comes with a major opportunityMLive.com, 1d ago
  11. [11]Michigan State vs UCLA Predictions & Picks at the Rose BowlPredictem, 10h ago

Background

  1. [12]Michigan State Spartans football on Wikipedia
  2. [13]Brian Flores on Wikipedia
  3. [14]Rose Bowl Game on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 14 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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