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Michigan State football's defense 'stayed in the fight' vs. Penn State

Mark Dantonio proud of how his team battled back and hung around against Penn State to pull off 21-17 upset Oct. 13, 2018. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Michigan State football’s defense needed one more stop to give its offense a chance.

And then another.

And then, the Spartans had to stop Trace McSorley and the big-play Penn State offense one more time, as they had done the entire second half Saturday.

“We stayed in the fight the whole game,” MSU linebacker Joe Bachie said. “And then you come out the end, you give your offense a chance to win.