A pair of Michigan State's home games next season have been moved up a day. On Friday, MSU football announced that its season opener against Toledo had been shifted to Friday, Sept. 4. In addition, the Spartans' penultimate game and final home contest against Oregon had been advanced to Friday, Nov. 20. Television details for the Toledo game are TBA, but the clash against the Ducks will start at 8 p.m. ET that night on FOX. Upholding Tradition Michigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerald addresses the team at the end of the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. | Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images One thing that is nice is that the Spartans' tradition to start the season on a Friday night is still going under Pat Fitzgerald . Excluding the COVID-impacted 2020 season, Michigan State has started every season but one on a Friday night since 2011. MSU has gone 13-0 during those games, with an 11-0 record at Spartan Stadium.…