The Spartans (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) are a win away from being eligible for a bowl with first-year coach Jonathan Smith and they play Rutgers at home in the final regular-season game. “It means a lot,” Chiles said. “We should’ve been in this place a long time ago.”

With just two games left, Michigan State football is in need of two wins to lock up bowl ... First, the Spartans must take care of a struggling Purdue squad (1-9, 0-7), and then knock off a frisky Rutgers team in the final game of the year, with both ...

Michigan State finally picked up a win, its first one since Week 8 when it defeated Iowa at home. While it may seem like the Spartans' se