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What’s the Michigan State secret to success? Insider explains

Fans of Rutgers and Michigan State both are getting restless … but for very different reasons.

While Rutgers is coming off a tumultuous month of many off-field controversies, undefeated No. 4 Michigan State isn’t beating opponents by a convincing enough margin to satisfy sky-high expectations.

That’s where Gannett New Jersey begins its Q & A with Michigan State beat writer Joe Rexrode of the Detroit Free Press:

Q: Some Michigan State scores (Air Force, Western Michigan, Purdue) have surprised me. Is this a team still finding itself? Or kind of sleepwalking toward the showdown with Ohio State?