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Michigan State vs Illinois live stream: Watch Spartans vs Fighting Illini online
Here’s how you can watch Saturday afternoon’s Michigan State vs Illinois game from Champaign online.
Saturday afternoon’s Michigan State vs Illinois might be a clunker on paper, but the two teams will be battling it out for a chance to remain in the bowl hunt. Both the Spartans and Fighting Illini are just 2-6 on the season, falling below expectations.
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In fact, Lovie Smith took over the Fighting Illini this offseason in order to restore hope to the program. However, that hasn’t been the case in his first season and he’s hoping that when he gets his recruits in place, the story will be quite different.
As for Mark Dantonio and the Spartans, they’re coming off a College Football Playoff appearance in 2015, but have lost a ton of talent from that squad. For example, Connor Cook, Shilique Calhoun, Aaron Burbridge and Jack Conklin are all gone and it seems like that’s taken a huge toll on this team.
Tyler O’Connor has been named the starting quarterback for Michigan State on Saturday since Brian Lewerke suffered a broken leg against Michigan, but will he be able to hold on to the job? Damion Terry will be waiting for his opportunity.
Here’s how to watch Saturday’s Michigan State vs Illinois game online:
Date: Saturday, Nov. 5
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Champaign, IL
Venue: Memorial Stadium
TV: ESPNNews
Live Stream: WatchESPN
Will Michigan State end its six-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon? Illinois won’t be the easiest of tasks.
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