Michigan State Football: Game-by-game predictions for 2018

EAST LANSING, MI - NOVEMBER 04: LJ Scott #3 of the Michigan State Spartans battles for yards past Manny Bowen #43 of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the second half at Spartan Stadium on November 4, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 27-24. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

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EVANSTON, IL – OCTOBER 28: Brian Lewerke #14 of the Michigan State Spartans rolls out to look for a receiver against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field on October 28, 2017 in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern defeated Michigan State 39-31 in triple overtime. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

In college football, revenge plays a major role for just about every program. Since last season’s loss in Evanston, Michigan State has been waiting for a rematch with Northwestern. The Spartans will get it in East Lansing on Oct. 6, looking for their first win against the Wildcats in three meetings.

Clayton Thorson, if healthy, will be back to lead the offense but he may be taking things slower after his ACL injury. He torched the Spartans’ secondary in 2017, but the unit has grown and may just lock down the Wildcats’ aerial attack.

Michigan State is hungry for revenge for the last two meetings and this one will be an intriguing matchup between (likely) ranked foes.

Northwestern will grab an early 14-3 lead, but Michigan State will storm back to take a 17-14 lead at the half thanks to a couple of touchdown tosses from Brian Lewerke to Cody White and Felton Davis III.

In the second half, the Northwestern secondary won’t be able to slow down Lewerke and Co. as the Spartans finish with a comfortable victory despite a late score by Thorson to Jeremy Larkin.

Final Score: Northwestern 24, Michigan State 37 (5-0, 2-0)

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