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Michigan State football finds 'toughness,' 'grit' in win at Indiana

Lansing State Journal's Graham Couch and the Detroit Free Press's Chris Solari and Shawn Windsor break down Michigan State's 35-21 win over Indiana. Graham Couch and Chris Solari and Shawn Windsor, Lansing State Journal

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Michigan State football’s run game heroics came from two unlikely sources.

The rest of the rushing performance? It still needs a savior or two.

That’s what happens when your senior running back who bypassed the NFL draft is hurt, and the offensive line blocking for his fill-ins becomes a backup brigade itself thanks to even more injuries.