Michigan State Gift-Wraps a Victory for the Chippewas

It was a meltdown the likes of which had not been seen in East Lansing since John L. Smith roamed the sidelines. Central Michigan had dominated Michigan State's passing defense all afternoon, but the Spartans still led 27-26 after a failed two-point conversion. Even in a game where Michigan State allowed Dan LeFevour to run rampant, amassing 328 yards, the Spartans were still in an excellent position to win the game with just 30 seconds on the clock. Then, the game went from bad to worse. With a golden opportunity to recover an onside kick, run out the clock and forget about just how badly they had played, they choked. It was a very well-executed onside kick, but replays show that the Spartans also had a great chance to smother the ball before it took the high bounce into Bryan Anderson's waiting arms. From there, all the Chippewas had to do was keep tearing apart the MSU secondary like they had for the entire game. They got themselves into field goal range very quickly, an...