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Michigan State football thin at defensive end vs. Rutgers

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Michigan Statefootball remains thin at defensive end.

Starter Drew Beesley will miss his second straight game and fellow senior Jack Camper will miss his third in a row as the 11th-ranked Spartans visit Rutgers (noon/BTN).

Also out is Itayvion Brown, who has not played since the opener at Northwestern.

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The Spartans started sophomore Jeff Pietrowski alongside senior Jacub Panasiuk last week with Beesley out. They also have Drew Jordan, Michael Fletcher, Brandon Wright, Zach Slade and Avery Dunn on the trip to Rutgers (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten).