... second half of their season with a tough road trip to Michigan State (3-3, 2-1), who is riding a two game conference win streak and are looking to recover from a rough start to the year. NU, meanwhile, is still trying to establish its 2009 identity and needs a win to get into bowl contention with a tough stretch of games to close out the year.

Northwestern has had success against MSU in recent years, with road wins in 2005 and 2007, and is also riding a three game conference road winning streak into this game. This has indeed been an interesting series in recent years, with some all-time exciting games coming in 2001, 2006, and 2007, and the series is knotted at 5-5 over the last 10 matchups.

The Spartans garnered a third place pres...

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