East Lansing — It starts to get real, now, for Michigan State.
After one last dip into non-conference play last week with a victory over a rebuilding Central Michigan team, the margin for error begins to close rapidly for the Spartans as it’s all Big Ten play from here, beginning with Saturday’s noon matchup at Spartan Stadium with Northwestern.
Where does No. 20 Michigan State (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) stand at this point? What is their identity as the push for the Big Ten East title begins for a team that has been good defensively but is still trying to find its way on the offensive side of the ball?