Michigan State held on to win a Big Ten championship in dramatic fashion in 2015. However, they will have a tough road to repeating as conference champs with Michigan, Ohio State and Iowa looking to knock them off at the top. Like every other true contender in the Big Ten, the Spartans have a number of strengths but aren’t without their own weaknesses that need to be addressed in order to come out on top in 2016. Here is a look at the biggest concerns for the top teams from the Big Ten heading in to this season. Michigan State Spartans A 38-0 loss to Alabama in the Cotton Bowl removed some of the positives for Michigan State following a 12-2 season and a Big Ten championship. It was ugly. Connor Cook threw two interceptions and while he was one of the Spartans best quarterbacks over the last 10 to 15 years, he couldn’t do anything against a stiff SEC defense. The Spartans – as a team – compiled just 29 rushing yards on 26 attempts, which boiled down to a 1.1 yards per carry average. Their own defense, which is allegedly stout, got run over to the tune of…
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