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Michigan State Football: Staff predictions for season opener vs. Rutgers

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Michigan State football will host a perennial bottom-dweller in Rutgers to begin the 2020 season. Will the Spartans win? Our staff weighs in.

We’re here. We finally made it. Big Ten football is back and that means Michigan State fans can feel that sense of anxiety again that they missed so much every Saturday.

The Spartans open up their 2020 season on Oct. 24 with a battle against Rutgers in what could be one of the ugliest games of the weekend. Both teams have new coaching staffs, questions at quarterback and rosters with plenty to prove.