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Purdue quarterback Joey Elliott leads the conference with 270 1/2 passing yards per game, and his 16 touchdown passes are second.

East Lansing If Michigan State becomes bowl eligible, it might face stiff competition from Michiganfor a chunk of in-state cash.

After two tough losses to round out October, coach Mark Dantonio said his goal for the Michigan State football team is to go 3-0 in November.

MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins was a regular on Western Michigan's campus during the recruiting process.

Michigan State had to have a win against Western Michigan. The Spartans got it. And thanks to running back Ashton Leggett, it wasn't even close.

Last Saturday was far from the finest hour for either of these defenses. The Broncos saw Kent State's freshman quarterback torch them continuously until he'd racked up a career-best 373 yards passing, more than doubling his average.

Given the untold number of hours spent trying to solve the problems with Michigan State's red zone offense, running backs coach Dan Enos can't wait for the next first-and-goal situation to come up, right? "Well, sort of," Enos said, laughing, after Thursday's practice.

EAST LANSING - Saturday's game against Western Michigan was supposed to be a tune-up for Michigan State entering the final stretch of the Big Ten race.

Well, the college football season is coming down the home stretch. Few games remain, teams are fighting for bowl position, and conference front-runners are becoming clearer.

Two weeks ago, "Michigan State" and "Big Ten championship" often were mentioned in the same sentence.

Kirk Cousins just made a schoolyard-worthy play for a 26-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to 14-10. You get the ball back, pinned at your own 9-yard line.

A prestigious bowl game and a high finish in the Big Ten appear to be only wishful thinking at this point in the season for Michigan State.

After nearly handing the Iowa Hawkeyes their first loss of this college football season, the Michigan State Spartans knew they could beat some of the best competition in the country.

Three times this season, Michigan State has lost games because of one late play that sealed its fate.

Adam Weber passed for 416 yards and five touchdowns, helping Minnesota hurdle a school-record 17 penalties and hang on to beat Michigan State 42-34 on Saturday night.

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

Last week's loss to Iowa was Michigan State's 11th by eight points or fewer and the fifth by three points or fewer since Mark Dantonio was hired in 2007.

Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber's junior season has been tainted by a series of turnovers and stalled drives.

Ricky Stanzi threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Marvin McNutt as time expired, saving seventh-ranked Iowa's perfect season with a 15-13 win over Michigan State at Spartan Stadium.

EAST LANSING -- Backup running backs Andre Anderson and Caulton Ray are no longer on Michigan State's active roster.