... to hit its stride with Mark Dantonio at the helm.

They are starting to win, and win consistently, which in turn is attracting some high profile talent from around the nation. But most importantly, Michigan State is beginning to win the in-state recruiting battle over the University of Michigan.

The one thing that can help to improve recruiting and continue Michigan State on its rise in the Big 10 is winning the important in conference games as well as the oft overlooked non-conference games.

First up for the Spartans is Montana State out of the Big Sky Conference. Now it is common for the larger schools to schedule smaller schools in the first few weeks of the season to pad their record for the remainder of the year, but ...

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