Purdue football certainly had its chances Friday night. But, just like games two through 10, game 11 ended with Boilermaker disappointment. The Boilermakers had the ball in the final minutes with a chance to tie — or win — against Michigan State Friday ...

Needing to win their last two games of the season to become bowl eligible, Michigan State’s football team got one step closer to that goal. The Spartans took down Purdue on Friday night, 24-17, and improved to 5-6 on the season.

Looks like Michigan State will escape with a win. Looks like a fourth and short will decide the game when we come out of the break... Purdue had a missed touchdown, a few first downs dropped, and some mistakes on the line,

The Michigan State Spartans escaped with a 24-17 victory at home against the Purdue Boilermakers.  Purdue gave MSU a scare in the second half, converting on two

The defense got stops, generating sacks and turnovers.  Then came the second half shutdown, bringing on survival mode. And, eventually, escape at home against one of the nation’s worst teams.