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Rutgers Football: Five Reasons To Believe RU Can Beat Michigan State

On Saturday, #2 ranked Michigan State struggled, holding on for a 24-21 win over Purdue, thought of as the worst team in the Big Ten. Aside from beating Oregon at home, who then got embarrassed by Utah last week, the Spartans have convincing but unimpressive wins over Air Force, Western Michigan and Central Michigan. They didn't actually dominate any of those games and became uninterested after taking a three touchdown lead over Purdue. The killer instinct was not there and it took a 4th down stop with a minute to play until the game was clinched. So what does this mean for Rutgers?