EAST LANSING - A September nonconference loss followed by the Big Ten opener.
That's the situation Michigan State faces for the second straight season.
"We have the same mentality coming off a nonconference loss," Michigan State redshirt junior quarterback Brian Lewerke said. "We want to come out and get a win and kind of get a good taste in our mouth for the rest of the season."
Michigan State followed a lopsided loss to Notre Dame last September with four straight wins to kick off the Big Ten schedule. The No. 24 Spartans (1-1) are now coming off a 16-13 defeat at Arizona State, followed by a bye, before playing at Indiana (3-0) on Saturday (7:30 p.