EAST LANSING -- The numbers are elite for Michigan, leading the nation in scoring defense (6.3 points per game), while ranking No. 2 in total defense (181.3 yards per game) and in the top three in four other major categories.
But stats are one thing, game film is another. The question for Michigan State this week is whether the film matches the numbers.
“Oh, yeah, they are handling the people they are playing against, no question about it,” MSU co-offensive coordinator Jim Bollman said of the Wolverines. “People are having trouble blocking them. People are having trouble doing things.