Underwood looks to start collegiate career on the right foot: It's not a common occurrence that true freshmen get an opportunity to start at quarterback in their first game at the college level.

Michigan State football will be back in action tonight at Spartan Stadium as they kick off the 2025 season against the Western Michigan Broncos at 7 p.m. ET.

The Broncos made wholesale changes to a defense that gave up 192.5 rushing yards a game (112th) and 415.1 total yards (109th) a year ago that led to 31.3 points for opponents (107th).