East Lansing — Sports teach you an early lesson.
And it keeps repeating that lesson throughout life: Beware of the sure thing.
At least privately, Michigan State might be making five sage words its mantra leading into Saturday’s game against Ohio State at Ohio Stadium.
That’s because no one is giving the Spartans much of a shot at beating the unblemished No. 2-ranked Buckeyes (10-0).
Ohio State is a 14-point favorite to whip the Spartans and maintain its march toward possible back-to-back national championships.
The Spartans might have been thinking similar thoughts had they not slipped up two weeks ago at Nebraska and lost, 39-38, for their only 2015 tumble.