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Michigan State's loss to Northwestern a microcosm of season's struggles

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio discusses the play of the offense and quarterback Brian Lewerke after loss to Northwestern, Oct. 6, 2018. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press

EAST LANSING — Michigan State had finally started to move the ball.

With less than 3 minutes to play, was it too late? Maybe Northwestern’s 29-19 lead seemed insurmountable.

But the Spartans had finally found a little bit of rhythm. Brian Lewerke certainly had, hitting six straight passes to get MSU inside Northwestern's 10.

And then the Spartans' offense sputtered out once again.