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How Michigan State, Oregon helped propel each other into college spotlight

Michigan State's Raequan Williams, Khari Willis and Brian Lewerke speak to the media on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, in San Francisco. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press

SAN FRANCISCO – There aren’t many players left who played the last Michigan State and Oregon met.

The two games between the Spartans and the Ducks — in 2014 and 2015 — helped put the programs on the map as up-and-comers alongside college football’s elite.

However, schemes and personnel change over time. And when MSU and Oregon meet in the Redbox Bowl, those previous games will be merely guideposts for what to expect Monday (3 p.