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Ann Arbor angst creeps into Michigan State fan base

USA TODAY Sports' George Schroeder offers up the five games you can't miss in Week 7 of the college football season. USA TODAY Sports

Michigan hadn't even put its finishing touches on its 38-0 thrashing of Northwestern last weekend, and Michigan State fans were already assuming the worst.

The worst is that their beloved Spartans lose to the Wolverines this Saturday. And this fear could very well be realized; No. 14 Michigan has both confidence and momentum from pitching three consecutive shutouts, and is favored at home against a fourth-ranked Michigan State team that struggled to put away two Big Ten bottom-dwellers the past two weeks.