injuries remain the prevailing theme this season for the 19th-ranked Spartans, who defeated Central Michigan 31-20 on Saturday while playing without a number of starters and losing another in the victory. “It would be easier not having to deal with that. But you know, I’ve never gone and made excuses,” Dantonio said on a teleconference Sunday night. “Sometimes when new guys get an opportunity to play — and I’ve said this over and over — that increases the overall strength of our team.”
Source: Detroit Free Press