Michigan State Football: Injury report vs. Western Michigan

Michigan State football will be hosting Western Michigan on Saturday afternoon, but the Spartans may not be at full strength.

After a nice victory to start the season, Michigan State football is looking to gain momentum against another MAC foe. Western Michigan comes to town as a true threat to the Spartans and it looks like the team is on upset alert, according to the media.

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Luckily, the Spartans will be taking on Western at nearly full strength on Saturday. There were no major injuries from the green and white in Week 1, which is always a good sign. Still, there will be some guys who miss Saturday’s game.

According to Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press, these are the players on the Week 2 injury report:

Michigan State: WR Brandon Sowards (ACL), out for season; OT A.J. Arcuri (undisclosed), doubtful; S Jalen-Watts Jackson (undisclosed), questionable; DE Demetrius Cooper (leg), RG David Beedle (leg) and C Brian Allen (leg), probable

Western Michigan: LG Curtis Doyle (undisclosed), out; RB Matt Falcon (knee), questionable; C Jon Keenoy (foot), probable

It appears Western Michigan has no major injuries to report while Michigan State’s Sowards and Arcuri look to be the only two guys basically ruled out. Jalen Watts-Jackson is questionable, but he may not see the field anyway.

Michigan State will need Demetrius Cooper healthy in order to help generate a pass rush against the Broncos and both David Beedle and Brian Allen are likely to play.

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Will the Spartans be able to take care of business at home on Saturday? This game is going to be much tougher than Bowling Green, but it all depends on Brian Lewerke’s confidence.