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Around the Big Ten, Week 7: Sparty rises from the dead

Every Sunday, after an entire Saturday’s worth of college football, we’ll take a look around the Big Ten. As power dynamics shift on a week-to-week basis this fall, we’ll follow every team and try to piece together the puzzle that is the 13-week-long season all the way up until Indianapolis.

Here are the top storylines from Week 7:

1. Michigan State takes down another top contender

For the ninth (!!!) time since 2013, the Spartans have beaten a top 10 team. This time, it was Penn State (4-2, 1-2 B1G) who was dealt another crushing blow in the form of a Felton Davis III touchdown that essentially ended any remaining playoff hopes the Nittany Lions were nurturing.