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Texas Tech will play Michigan State in the Alamo Bowl. By the time kickoff rolls around, both teams should be able to appreciate the chance to still be playing in January.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio says the players suspended for being present at a campus fight will not make the Spartans' upcoming bowl trip.

Lansing -- A campus fight involving Michigan State football players and fraternity members could affect the Spartans' bowl destination.

Wind Chill: 33 F EAST LANSING -- "We're disappointed as Spartans; we're disappointed as members of a family, of a community." Michigan State University spokesman Terry Denbow isn't alone in that sentiment.

EAST LANSING - Eight MSU football players have been suspended from all team-related activities pending the outcome of a police investigation into a Nov.

Which half Saturday was more illuminating -- the Spartan's strong first half or their second-half collapse? The second.

URL: http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/11/pulling_out_all_the_stops Current Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:39:37 -0500 Sophomore wide receiver Keshawn Martin returns a kick-off for 85 yards late in the fourth quarter.

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Unless arch-rival Michigan beats Ohio State, Michigan State appears bowl-bound after Saturday's thrilling 40-37 victory over Purdue.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes, and Michigan State overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Purdue, 40-37, and become bowl eligible today.

Minneapolis - On a night full of tricks, treats and frights, nothing was scarier than what happened to the MSU football team inside TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday night.

Minneapolis - Bottled up for most of the first half, MSU sophomore receiver Keshawn Martin found a seam and turned it into a 93-yard touchdown scamper on the opening kickoff of the second half.

With three games left in the season and Michigan State at 4-5, the Spartans have to win two of their last three contests to become bowl-eligible -- and win out if they hope to play in a mid-tier bowl.

MINNEAPOLISa 'With Eric Decker down, Adam Weber and the rest of Minnesotaa TMs sputtering offense took a big step up.

Minneapolis a ' It was a frightful night for the MSU football team at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday.

My mood has changed. Actually, I suppose I should I say my mood is just back to normal as opposed to changed.

Matchup: Michigan State 4-3, 3-1 Big Ten; No. 7 Iowa 7-0, 3-0. Kickoff: 7 p.m., Spartan Stadium, East Lansing.

Blair White ranks fourth in the Big Ten in receiving yards with 90.7 yards a game.

Each week, Lansing State Journal reporter Joe Rexrode and assistant sports editor Barry Kiel debate a topic related to Michigan State football.

Quarterbacks: A- This position was a big question mark coming into the season but, at this point, it is the most consistent and productive unit.