Michigan State seeks College Football Playoff bid with small margin for error

EAST LANSING — Lost in the emotion and events surrounding Michigan State’s win over rival Michigan on Saturday was the fact that the Spartans looked like a beatable football team.

For the third straight week.

This is not to say that Michigan State doesn’t deserve its No. 5 ranking in the USA Today coaches poll and No. 8 spot in the AP Top 25, because the Spartans most certainly do. I have them No. 7 on the FWAA Grantland Rice Super 16 ballot I submitted on Sunday. - Read more at MLive.com