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Refocused Michigan State looks to recapture 'emotion' for Penn State showdown

East Lansing — Mark Dantonio watched every play of Wisconsin’s upset loss at Illinois last Saturday.

Apparently, that’s what a football coach does when he has a Saturday off — watch football.

What the Michigan State coach took away from the Fighting Illini’s stunning last-second victory, though, was simple.

“I would say emotion plays a big part in every football game,” Dantonio said. “You can see the emotion and you can see a game start to change a little bit and people start to have a little bit more belief.