Northwestern heads to East Lansing this Saturday to take on the Michigan State Spartans (2-3, 0-2), a team in a free fall just one season removed from a College Football Playoff birth.
Michigan State has been the epitome of consistency over the last few years with three Big Ten championships over the last six years and the aforementioned Playoff berth. But after opening the season ranked 12th in the AP Poll and reaching No. 8 in Week 4, the Spartans have lost three in a row. Let that sink in. A team that lost five games total from 2013-2015 has lost three in a row.