EAST LANSING – Man, did the Spartans need this. Because they needed a win for the sake of their season and their confidence. Because, for the first time in a month, if they had lost, they’d have had no one to blame but themselves.
Michigan State’s football team leaves its 34-28 double-overtime win over Wisconsin a flawed group, too susceptible to undisciplined penalties, facing an uphill climb to bowl-eligibility and a rival up next that’s sharpening its teeth.
But when you win, all of that can be tomorrow’s problem. The Spartans, outclassed four-straight weeks, showed against the Badgers that they aren’t done with this season yet.