State College, Pa. — Michigan State’s players all had a poker chip when they arrived at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, and when they walked into the locker room, they slammed them on the table.
It was all in an effort to regain an attitude that has served the Spartans well over coach Mark Dantonio’s tenure.
“We play better when we’ve got that chip-on-the-shoulder attitude,” senior wide receiver Felton Davis said. “We go into the weight room and our shirts have that chip on the side of it. That’s what we carry with us all the time, our lunch box.