Lions Lowdown from The Detroit News

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk to recruiting analyst Allen Trieu about MSU's 2022 class and they look ahead to the football team's Peach Bowl game against Pitt and the basketball team's game against Oakland on Tuesday.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul look back at Michigan State's 30-27 victory against Penn State and they look ahead to possible bowl games for the Spartans.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul look back at Michigan State's 56-7 loss against Ohio State and they preview Saturday's home game against Penn State.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's victory against Maryland and they look ahead to Saturday's road game against Ohio State.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's 40-29 loss against Purdue and they look ahead to Saturday's home game against Maryland at 4 p.m.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul are joined by Michigan beat reporter Angelique Chengelis to discuss Michigan State's 37-33 win against Michigan.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul are joined by Michigan beat reporter Angelique Chengelis to discuss Saturday's unbeaten battle against Michigan State at East Lansing.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss No. 10 Michigan State's 31-13 victory against Rutgers and they preview Saturday's road game against the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington at noon.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss No. 11 Michigan State's 48-31 homecoming victory against Western Kentucky and they preview Saturday's road game against Rutgers at noon in Piscataway, N.J.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss No. 17 Michigan State's 23-20 overtime victory against Nebraska and they preview Saturday's homecoming game against Western Kentucky at Spartan Stadium at 7:30 p.m.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss No. 20 Michigan State's impressive 38-17 road victory against the Miami Hurricanes and they preview Saturday's game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Spartan Stadium at 7 p.m.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul break down Michigan State's 38-21 road victory against Northwestern in Saturday's college football opener and they preview this week's home opener against Youngstown State at noon at Spartan Stadium.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Michigan State's season-ending 86-80 overtime loss against UCLA in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night in Indiana and they debate the Tom Izzo-Gabe Brown incident.  

In a special edition of the Green Room, Tony Paul talks with Michigan beat reporter James Hawkins and Oakland University coach Greg Kampe about the Wolverines' chances in the East Region bracket.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at Michigan State's opening play-in game against UCLA and Oakland University coach Greg Kampe breaks down the Spartans' chances in the East Region bracket.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk to MSU national champion and billionaire Mat Ishbia, who predicted the Spartans' miracle run to the NCAA Tournament two weeks ago and they talk about MSU's chances in the Big Ten Tournament this week.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul are joined by Michigan beat reporter James Hawkins to preview the two-game series between the Spartans and Wolverines on Thursday in Ann Arbor and on Sunday in East Lansing.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about the resurgent Spartans, who have won three in a row and are making billionaire Mat Ishbia look good with his prediction of another NCAA Tournament appearance.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk to former Michigan State basketball player Mat Ishbia, who made a $32 million donation to MSU athletics two weeks ago.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Michigan State's slow start in Big Ten basketball with a 2-4 record and 8-4 overall heading into Thursday's road game against the Iowa Hawkeyes (11-2/5-1 Big Ten).  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul are joined by Oakland University coach Greg Kampe to preview Sunday's game between the Spartans and Grizzlies and they discuss the state of college basketball amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul break down Michigan State's 52-12 football loss against No. 3-ranked Ohio State and they take a look at the 4-0 basketball Spartans, who edged Detroit Mercy 83-76 and will face Western Michigan on Sunday.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at Michigan State's 29-20 football victory against No. 8-ranked Northwestern and the basketball Spartans, who beat Notre Dame 80-70 on Saturday heading into Tuesday's game against No. 9 Duke.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at Michigan State's next football opponent Northwestern and Michigan's 48-42 triple overtime win against Rutgers. They'll also preview the basketball Spartans, who will begin the season on Wednesday against Eastern Michigan at the Breslin Center at 6 p.m.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at Michigan State's 24-0 loss against Indiana and Michigan's 49-11 loss against Wisconsin.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul wrap up MSU's 49-7 loss to Iowa and UM's 38-21 loss to Indiana on this weekend recap edition of the Green Room podcast.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Michigan State's 27-24 upset victory over Michigan at Michigan Stadium on Saturday in this week's special edition of the Green Room podcast, weekend recap edition.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Michigan State's 11-point loss to Rutgers and Michigan's 25-point victory over Minnesota in the Big Ten openers on Saturday.  

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul preview the Big Ten opener between Michigan State and Rutgers in the debut of coach Mel Tucker.

Matt Charboneau goes one-one-one with Spartans basketball coach Tom Izzo in this week's edition of the Green Room podcast.

Tony Paul talks with former Detroit News writer and Michigan State grad Lynn Henning on this week's Green Room podcast.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk with former Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke on this week's Green Room podcast.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk with columnist Bob Wojnowski about the 20th anniversary of Michigan State's NCAA basketball championship in 2000.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk with Senior Tour's Tom Gillis of Lake Orion about his career in golf, including two second-place finishes on the PGA Tour behind No. 1 players in the world Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk to MSU grad Mario Impemba about his start in broadcasting, dream jobs, highlights with the Tigers, moving on from the Rod Allen incident and looking forward to his next job.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about the coronavirus turning the sports world upside down with the NBA suspending the season and the Big Ten basketball tournament closing its doors to spectators in Indianapolis.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at MSU's improved chances of at least a tie for a Big Ten title heading into Sunday's home game against Ohio State.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at MSU's chances of a third straight Big Ten basketball title after a 78-70 win over Iowa and they talk about Mel Tucker's first two weeks on the job as head football coach of the Spartans.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about former Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio after a photograph and affidavit filed in federal court Tuesday purport to show former MSU recruiting coordinator Curtis Blackwell and Dantonio in the home of a top recruit in 2015, evidence of an apparent violation of NCAA rules.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Mel Tucker being named Michigan State’s 25th head coach and what football fans can expect when the former Colorado coach officially takes over after 13 years of Mark Dantonio's regime.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Luke Fickell, the current head coach at Cincinnati who turned down the coaching job at Michigan State and they take a look at the latest on possible replacements for Mark Dantonio.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul are joined by Michigan beat reporter James Hawkins to preview Saturday's MSU-UM basketball game at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Mark Dantonio's retirement, the effect on the 2020 recruiting class, the Curtis Blackwell lawsuit, possible coaching replacements and Dantonio's three most memorable victories in 13 years.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Michigan State's reaction to Kobe Bryant's death, they preview Wednesday's game against Northwestern and they look back at the lineup changes in the 70-52 victory against Minnesota.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at The Detroit News' reporting on Curtis Blackwell's lawsuit against Michigan State and how six months threatened Mark Dantonio's legacy and changed the course of MSU football.

Matt Charboneau and Casey Harrison discuss Michigan State's football program and the possibility of coaching changes on Mark Dantonio's staff and they look back at the basketball team's 29-point loss against Purdue and they preview Friday's game against Wisconsin.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's 27-21 victory over Wake Forest in the Pinstripe Bowl and they preview Sunday's basketball showdown between the Spartans and Wolverines.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's basketball victories over Oakland and Eastern Michigan, the holiday break before a difficult stretch of Big Ten games in January, football's Early Signing Day and recruiting rankings and Christmas and New Year's Eve plans.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's upcoming football game against Wake Forest in Pinstripe Bowl in New York on Dec. 27, they take a look at the Spartans' 77-65 win in the Big Ten basketball opener against Rutgers and they preview this weekend's game against the Golden Grizzlies.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's 87-75 loss against Duke on the basketball court, Draymond Green's jersey retirement and the football team becoming bowl eligible with a 19-16 victory over Maryland.

Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's opening basketball loss against Virginia Tech at the Maui Invitational and they preview the MSU-Maryland football game.