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.

Purdue football's woeful season featured a mix of discouraging blowouts and devastating near-misses. Add Friday's 24-17 loss at Michigan State to the latter category. The Boilermakers defense posted a second-half shutout but the offense could not play ...

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,