Michigan State Football: 5 reasons Spartans can upset Penn State in Week 7
1. Michigan State plays well as heavy underdog
No team that’s not named Alabama wants to be an overwhelming favorite in a game against a team that has played it tough over the past few meetings.
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Michigan State has won two of the last three meetings in Happy Valley and there’s a belief that the Spartans have enough faith in themselves to hang with the Nittany Lions that this one could be a better battle than expected. Heck, the players believe that they’ll pull off the win — and why shouldn’t they?
Playing with nothing to lose, Michigan State is a dangerous team.
No one will be picking Michigan State on Saturday afternoon, but that’s exactly what this team wants. No one believes they can hang with the Nittany Lions — but they aren’t foolish enough to read the headlines.
Mark Dantonio will keep this team grounded and you better believe he’s feeding the ‘chip on the shoulder’ with a fiery week at practice, fueled by “disrespect” from the national media.
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Michigan State isn’t a pushover, but everyone thinks this game has already been decided. That’s a dangerous development for Penn State.