Michigan State is in wounded-animal mode. The secondary was exposed against Washington in a 39-28 loss. Mel Tucker’s squad is in need of a bounce-back win. Minnesota stands in the way of that happening on Saturday.
The Golden Gophers are coached by P.J. Fleck. Fleck is 0-3 all time as a head coach against Michigan State. The most recent meeting between these two programs came in 2017 when Michigan State won 30-27 in Minneapolis.
As for this season, the Gophers are 3-0 after beating New Mexico State, Western Illinois and Colorado by a combined score of 149 to 17.