© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation The Spartans upset the top-ranked Buckeyes in Columbus that season as 27.5-point underdogs. Looking to pull an upset of similar proportions this weekend in East Lansing, the Michigan State football program announced it will wear 1998 throwback helmets during Saturday’s game against No. 3 Ohio State (4 p.m. on ABC). The unranked Spartans entered the 1998 matchup in Columbus as 27.5-point underdogs, but shocked the top-ranked Buckeyes, 28-24. Aided by five turnovers, Michigan State scored 19 unanswered points in the second half to hand Ohio State its only loss of the season. Spartans head coach Mel Tucker was in his second season as a graduate assistant at Michigan State under then-head coach Nick Saban that fall. He would later become the Buckeyes’ defensive backs coach (2001-03) and co-defensive coordinator (2004), helping the program to the 2002 national title. More News: College Football Scoreboard…
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