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Couch: There's so much to lose for Michigan State at Rutgers

Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch, Detroit Free Press / LSJ MSU beat writer Chris Solari and LSJ writer Cody Tucker break down the Spartans' upcoming matchup with Rutgers and what's at stake. Graham Couch / Lansing State Journal

EAST LANSING – Don’t call on Michigan State’s football team for any inspirational public speaking this week. It’s not that sort of week.

“I think there is more to lose than there is to gain,” MSU quarterback Brian Lewerke acknowledged.

That’s a first for the Spartans this season, heading into their late afternoon kickoff at Rutgers.