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Michigan State Football: Preview, prediction vs. Northwestern in Week 6

What if I told you it’s been almost 10 years since Michigan State has beaten Northwestern in East Lansing? It’s true, the Spartans have struggled against Pat Fitzgerald and the Wildcats since 2009, going 0-2 at home since then and 4-3 overall.

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The Wildcats just always seem to play the Spartans tough, and this season will be no different. Clayton Thorson is back after dinking and dunking the Spartans all the way to a victory in 2017. He was the king of the short routes and it ended up being the deciding factor in an overtime victory over the green and white in Evanston.