ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has made last season look like an aberration. And, the Mark Dantonio-led Spartans have proven their dominance against Michigan is no fluke. “We’ve done it eight times,” Dantonio said. “I don’t know why
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has made last season look like an aberration.
And, the Mark Dantonio-led Spartans have proven their dominance against Michigan is no fluke.
“We’ve done it eight times,” Dantonio said. “I don’t know why there’s a lot of doubt.”
With a defense that took advantage of mistakes and an offense that didn’t make many miscues, double-digit underdog Michigan State beat the seventh-ranked Wolverines 14-10 in the series’ first game completely under the lights. For the first time in a rivalry that stretches back to 1898, the Spartans have beaten their rivals eight times in a 10-year stretch.
A season after slipping to 3-9 and having a scandal shake the program, the 21st-ranked Spartans (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) are showing Dantonio has built a program strong enough to bounce back from on- and off-the-field setbacks.
“I knew that our football team and our program would come back to the top,” Dantonio said Saturday night.
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