Overview

• UCLA beat Michigan State 38-13 on Homecoming, turning a 7-0 deficit into 38 straight points in the Spartans’ worst showing under second-year coach Jonathan Smith.
• Michigan State is 3-3 overall and 0-3 in Big Ten play after a three-game skid that follows losses at USC and Nebraska.
• Smith said the performance was “not good enough, starting with myself,” as boos at Spartan Stadium and online criticism underscored growing frustration.
• Estimated buyout calculations reported by David Harns describe roughly 62 monthly payments of about $508,972 from December 2025 through January 2031, with coverage pegging the total to move on from Smith and staff in the $30–37 million range.
• Local columns and lists discuss potential timelines and successor candidates and note AD J Batt’s role and donor conversations, but no official personnel decision has been announced; MLive also notes Smith’s 85% guaranteed seven-year, $52.85 million deal and an uncertain status for injured QB Aidan Chiles.