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Sports | Football 1000

FOOTBALL

Spartans lose 2nd straight, 42-34 to Minnesota

It was a frightful night for the MSU football team at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday. In a Halloween matchup with Minnesota, the Spartans allowed more than 500 yards of total offense and allowed Minnesota to overcome a school-record 17 penalties in a 42-34 loss to the Golden Gophers.

FOOTBALL

An unexpected path

Greg Jones is a prized piece of the MSU football program. The junior linebacker leads the nation in tackles, was the preseason Big Ten defensive player of the year and is an All-American candidate.

FOOTBALL

Prognosticators 10/30/09

It’s once again that time to guess the outcome of this weekends games with the State News prognosticators and special guest progger Dracula!