“Keep chopping.”
Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker was screaming that to his team on the sidelines all game long against Miami and the Spartans did just that. When the game was close for three quarters, he urged his team to “keep chopping” and they wore the Hurricanes down in the Miami heat with that attitude and that resulted in three fourth-quarter touchdowns and a 38-17 win.
The Spartans were impressive on offense again while the defense left a lot to be desired despite giving up just 17 points.
This team did enough to impress AP voters, earning the No.