Plays of the Week: Winning on the Line

Northwestern took advantage of a shaky Michigan State offensive line to force errors in the passing game

Plays of the Week: Dion Sims's Seams

Michigan State tight end Dion Sims picked up most of his 102 receiving yards running the seam route

Northwestern Wildcats 23, Michigan State Spartans 20: Postgame Thread

Northwestern needed four turnovers and some goal line stops, and still Michigan State had a chance to win with a last-minute drive, but unlike last week, the Wildcats stopped the Spartans and got their eighth win of the year.

Northwestern-Michigan State Game Thread

The Northwestern Wildcats try to get to eight wins when they head to East Lansing to take on the Michigan State Spartans. Come talk about it y'all!

Northwestern vs. Michigan State prediction/preview threadstravaganza!!!!1

The Northwestern Wildcats head to East Lansing to take on the Michigan State Spartans and erase bad Michigan memories made last week. The winner will most likely play in the Gator Bowl. Tell us what you think!

Northwestern-Michigan State injury report: CB Nick VanHoose out

Bad news for Northwestern, as Nick VanHoose once again won't be able to go for the Wildcats, leaving Demetrius Dugar in a starting role at cornerback.

This happened last week, and, well it was bad. Devin Gardner really picked on Dugar, and although he redeemed himself with a pick on a very poorly thrown ball, it didn't necessarily make up for the pact that Gardner had been picking on him all game. Plus, VanHoose had been playing on the right side to start the year, and, well, Roy Roundtree was on the right side on that play, covered by Daniel Jones instead of VanHoose. Andrew Maxwell isn't a great quarterback, but neither was Devin Gardner, who had himself a very nice day throwing the ball.

Dugar is listed as VanHoose's backup, although we'll likely see a lot of Quinn Evans as well. Past those three... well, I really don't know.

VanHoose now hasn't played in the past two weeks after making himself known as the team's best corner quickly in his freshman campaign. NU looked alright against Iowa without him, but not so much against Michigan.

Other players out include Collin Ellis and Hunter Bates, both backups. Bates has sadly been out for a while his senior year. Venric Mark got dinged up late in the game last week, but he's not listed, so that's good.

Name of the Week: Michigan State edition

The greatest crop of names NU will play against this year, including Juwan Caesar, Denzel Drone, and TyQuan Hammock.

SoP Q-and-A: @ChrisVannini talks Le'Veon Bell, Lakers Coach Mark D'Antonio, and MSU-Northwestern

Michigan State is only .500 despite the efforts of Le'Veon Bell and a top-15 defense. How does Spartans blogger Chris Vannini of The Only Colors think his team will fare against Northwestern?

Pat Fitzgerald Intense-O-Meter: Michigan State

Northwestern plays a .500 Michigan State that hasn't won or lost a Big Ten game by more than four points. As Northwestern fans, we cower in fear of what this means.