East Lansing,Mich. – michiganโข Stateโ football is heavily favored to โขdefeat Youngstown State on Saturday, withโ four Free Press sports writers predicting a agreeable Spartan victory in Week 3 of the 2025 season. MSU is seeking to start โขthe season 3-0 โfor the first โtime since 2006-07.
The spartans are coming off a double-overtime win andโฃ will faceโค a โYoungstown State team that has won โitsโฃ first two gamesโ againstโฃ FCSโ opponents, Mercyhurst and Robert Morris, scoring 80 pointsโข combined. โข
Here’s a breakdown โคof the predictions:
chris Solar: MSU 48, Youngstown State 10. Solar anticipates continued offensive success โfrom Aidan โฃChiles and โa defensiveโข effort led โคby Joeโ Rossi that will contain โคYoungstown State quarterback โBeau Brungard’s rushing ability. He also โexpects the game toโข provide an possibility for youngerโข players to gain experience before โฃBig Ten play begins at โUSC.
Carlos Monarrez: MSU 42, Youngstown State 14. Monarrez believes Chiles and Jordan Hall, recent Big Ten offensive and defensive players of theโฃ week, willโข have strong performances before being rested in preparation for the game at USC.
Jeff Seidel: MSU 41, Youngstown State 10.โ Seidel highlights the significance of achieving a โ3-0 start โand focuses on the challenge of defendingโ Brungard, who has โคrushed for overโ 400 yards in two โฃgames.
Shawn Windsor: MSU 41,โ Youngstown State 20. Windsor suggestsโข Youngstown State โฃmay โscore a coupleโ ofโฃ touchdowns,โ but โpredicts โคa strong showing from Chiles in Spartan Stadium.
