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Spartan Football: 3 Takeaways from Rutgers

The Mel Tucker era officially began in East Lansing on Saturday, but not in the way the Spartans were hoping.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights marched into Spartan Stadium and stole a win from Coach Tucker and company, winning 38-27. It’s the Scarlet Knights’ first win against the Spartans since 2004 (ironically during Coach Greg Schiano’s first stint with the Scarlet Knights), and their first against MSU since joining the Big Ten Conference. It was an ugly loss, with the Spartans giving up seven turnovers, not including the two failed fourth down conversions.

But with Michigan looming next week, let’s take a moment to look at some of the takeaways from this week’s loss.