EAST LANSING — Fans booed Jonathan Smith’s Spartans off the field Saturday afternoon, but the Michigan State coach insists he’s facing no more pressure than he was at the start of the season.

Favored by more than a touchdown in front of a homecoming crowd, Michigan State (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten) staggered through a 38-13 loss to a UCLA team that fired its own head coach a month ago. It’s the third straight loss for the Spartans since entering Big Ten play, packed with frustration for coaches, players and fans.

Now 8-10 overall and 3-9 in Big Ten play in his 18 games in East Lansing, the pressure is on Smith to turn this season around. He insists that’s nothing new.

“I think there’s always pressure,” Smith said. “This is what you sign up for. You want to be … a head coach, you want to be a

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