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Michigan State football: Consider Miami on upset alert in Week 3

The defense takes the field before Michigan State's football game against Youngstown State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in East Lansing. 210911 Msu Youngstown Fb 050a

As Michigan State football manhandled the Youngstown State Penguins, Miami was dealing with a test. The Appalachian State Mountaineers — FCS icon turned Sun Belt contender — went into Miami and almost beat their first ranked team since capping off a win against No. 3 Michigan in 2007.

Miami, which lost ground in this week’s AP Top 25 (slipping to No. 24), just lost running back Don Chaney Jr.