Oklahoma and mighty Toledo shushed the SEC (for a few days at least), Michigan State’s vengeance plan is halfway complete, BYU won on a Hail Mary *again*, and there was a lot of chippiness this week by players and coaches alike. Ohio State. Alabama. Michigan State? by Jason Kirk Since November 17, 2012, Michigan State is 28-3. Those three: a 17-13 loss to Notre Dame with suspect officiating, a 12-point loss to eventual 2014 national champion Ohio State that was revenge for MSU knocking the Buckeyes out of the title game the year before, and a road loss to eventual Rose Bowl champion Oregon, which is now avenged. Playing Mark Dantonio’s No. 5 Spartans will cost you, whether it’s on the way in or out. They’ve evolved from the early-2013 team that was happy to let its defense outscore the opposing offense to one that’s scored 31 or more points 10 games in a row. But the soul remains the defensive front, which on Saturday, held the No. 7 Ducks on fourth-and-goal from the 1 and three other times on fourth down. MSU is great at a lot of things, but staring you in the face and saying, “You can’t have this last yard,” is the thing it’s best at, as my colleague Rodger Sherman put it. …
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