Nov 28, 2020; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans running back Connor Heyward (11) leaps over Northwestern Wildcats defensive back A.J. Hampton (11) as he looses control of the football during the fourth quarter at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State football raced out to a big lead but Northwestern clawed back into the game and made things interesting late. What’d we learn?
Who could have seen this coming? Two weeks after getting shut out by Indiana in East Lansing, the Spartans took Northwestern down to the wire with the Wildcats’ playoff hopes hanging in the balance.