EAST LANSING - Coming off a Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl victory the season before, Michigan State dropped its second game of the 2014 season.
After that loss at Oregon, the Spartans won 10 of their last 11, including a Cotton Bowl victory, to finish 11-2.
Following a Big Ten title and trip to the College Football Playoff, Michigan State pulled out a win at Notre Dame in its second game of the season, then lost seven straight en route to a 3-9 finish in 2016.
The No. 24 Spartans (1-1) are now coming off a 16-13 loss at Arizona State in their second game of the season and it is time to see how they respond.