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Concerns abound for Michigan State football defense heading into Big Ten play

The first loss in Michigan State football’s young season should cause a reckoning in East Lansing. The offensive line struggled to hold blocks, the defense was exposed and the Spartans appeared overwhelmed at the outset of a 39-28 loss at Washington.

But not all was lost in Seattle. Payton Thorne regained his form and became a source of hope for a team that must rebound with its Big Ten opener on the horizon.

Meanwhile, in Ann Arbor, Michigan football continues to roll. The Wolverines trounced Connecticut, 59-0, and jet into the fourth week of the season with the nation’s No.