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Michigan State football: Game-by-game predictions for the 2017 season

By Colton Wesley

EAST LANSING, MI - SEPTEMBER 24: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans and members of the team walk to Spartan Stadium before the start of the game against the Wisconsin Badgers on September 24, 2016 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Bobby Ellis/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI - SEPTEMBER 24: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans and members of the team walk to Spartan Stadium before the start of the game against the Wisconsin Badgers on September 24, 2016 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Bobby Ellis/Getty Images) /
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September 23: @ Notre Dame

You hear that? In the distance? It’s Notre Dame. And they’re coming back. Consider yourself warned.

Michigan State is going to lull people to sleep with wins over Bowling Green and Western Michigan. People will rant about how they’ve nearly already matched their win total from a season ago and how Brian Lewerke looks really good. The fans who style themselves conservative will speak with a faux air of pomp about how they aren’t expecting Michigan State to win the Big Ten or anything like that—shoot, Notre Dame *could* beat the Spartans—but they could see the Spartans winning eight or nine games and getting to a good bowl game… they’ll say as they stroke their reasonable chins.

Don’t be deceived. Notre Dame is not mocked. These Irish will make Conor McGregor look like a mischievous leprechaun.

Last year’s Notre Dame-Texas game was one of the best games of last season. It was a hyped-up week one matchup that went to two overtimes, with Texas winning 50-47 in a thriller. Notre Dame lost a lot of games like that in 2016: their first seven losses were all by seven points or less. Notre Dame wasn’t good last year, but they weren’t bad. Their loss to Michigan State was early in the season and they improved as the year went on.

Notre Dame never stays down for long, people.

Notre Dame’s injury woes are over. The young players they had to start in 2016 are experienced now. Brandon Wimbush is unproven, but there’s no real reason to doubt his potential at quarterback, especially when he’s standing behind an experienced offensive line and throwing to the star receiver with the world’s second-best name, Equanimeous St. Brown. The defense is still young but has experience and no major glaring weaknesses.

The Spartans won’t be able to stop the Irish from scoring and won’t be able to score themselves, which is a very good way to get blown out. Notre Dame reclaims the Megaphone with a statement win. Notre Dame 38 – Michigan State 17 (2-1)

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