What we learned

Free Press sports writer Joe Rexrode breaks down three lessons learned Saturday:

The Spartans are in prime position for a major bowl: MSU’s 34-10 romp at Penn State coupled with upset losses from UCLA (to Stanford) and Georgia (to Georgia Tech) make No. 7 MSU a strong bet to be in a “New Year’s Six” bowl — Orange, Fiesta, Peach or Cotton, the College Football Playoff bowls not involved in the semifinals. - Read more at Freep.com