When it rains, it pours. Michigan State football is currently in the middle of a torrential downpour as the season draws closer to its end and the calendar turns to November.
The Spartans are in the middle of a five game losing streak and they've lost each of those games by at least 10 points. It feels like the never-ending rainstorm has been hovering over East Lansing since 2021. It was the price to pay for one magical season thanks to Kenneth Walker III and Co.
That downpour just got a little heavier earlier this week as Stephen Brooks of 247Sports reported that Michigan State could be without three more starters on Saturday at Minnesota.
Jordan Hall, Stanton Ramil, and Ben Roberts were all banged up in Saturday night's loss to Michigan, and there's a chance that all three of them could miss this week's game in Minneapolis. This would be a devastating blow to the defense that has already been shorthanded all season, and an offensive line that could use more continuity and less injuries.
Hall was knocked out of Saturday's game with an injury and so was Ramil, but both of those guys are listed as game-time decisions, according to Jonathan Smith.
As for Roberts, he's listed as 'doubtful' ahead of Saturday's contest against the Gophers, and that thins out an already-thin defensive line. He could still end up playing, but it looks like the Spartans are practicing as if he's going to be out.
The loss of Roberts will hurt, but it'll be even worse if Hall can't go. The defense would be in a really tough spot if it loses two more starters for this early-November Big Ten road battle.