5 things to watch: Michigan State’s keys for the second half of the Big Ten season

EAST LANSING — Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said the Spartans are going to “live in the present” during their bye week.

Dantonio said on Sunday night he has put Michigan’s pregame stake-spike incident behind him.

Michigan State is ranked No. 8 in the AP Top 25 and Grantland Rice Super 16 poll and No. 5 in the USA Today coaches poll following Saturday’s 35-11 victory over Michigan at Spartan Stadium. - Read more at MLive.com