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Couch: 3 quick takes on Michigan State football’s 7-6 loss to Oregon in the Redbox Bowl Lansing State Journal
Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch gives his initial thoughts on Michigan State’s 7-6 loss to Oregon in the Redbox Bowl on Monday.

Michigan State blows late chances in 7-6 loss to Oregon in Redbox Bowl Detroit Free Press
Mark Dantonio spent a month answering about Michigan State football’s offensive issues. “We need to have production,” he said on Monday’s pregame radio show. “There’s no question that to win football games, you need to score points.” He’ll have even more questions in the coming days and weeks.

Spartan offense stumbles again, Oregon wins Redbox Bowl Detroit News
Nearly a month off didn’t change much for Michigan State. Like nearly every week throughout the 2018 season, the Spartans followed the same script Monday against Oregon on the Redbox Bowl at Levi’s Stadium. Another impressive defensive effort was lost as the offense, once again, failed to find any sort of rhythm and couldn’t get in the end zone, leaving the door open for Oregon to score a fourth-quarter touchdown on its way to a 7-6 victory.

Michigan State falls to Oregon in low-scoring Redbox Bowl mlive.com
One of the nation’s best defenses against one of the top scoring teams. In a matchup of strengths, Michigan State’s defense arguably got the best of Oregon’s offense but once again failed to produce on the other side of the ball.

Story of Michigan State football season: Get opportunity, fumble it away Detroit Free Press
For a while, it looked like the month of practice helped, that the quarterback got time to heal and the coaches got time to scheme and the program at Michigan State football had time to reboot. The Spartans actually moved the ball a bit on Monday afternoon during the first half of the Redbox Bowl, a 7-6 loss to Oregon. Haltingly, sure. But still moved the ball. Happy New Year, right? Well, not exactly.

Michigan State falls to Oregon in Redbox Bowl Spartan Tailgate
Michigan State stayed true to character into the final hours of 2018. Oregon reached Spartan territory just three times in Monday’s Redbox Bowl, and only needed one score to win 7-6 as MSU’s offense tripped over itself once again.

Michigan State-Oregon talking points: A blunder-filled end to the season mlive.com
Here’s what Michigan State fans are talking about after the Spartans’ 7-6 loss to Oregon in the Redbox Bowl

If Justin Herbert wanted to leave for the NFL, he would likely be a first-round pick in April’s draft. Instead, the Oregon quarterback will return for his senior season. Hebert still has one more game left this season and will be a challenge for Michigan State’s defense when the Spartans (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) face the Ducks (8-4, 5-4 Pac-12) in Monday’s Redbox Bowl (3 p.m., FOX) in Santa Clara, Calif.

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It’s at last time for the second season. Big Ten play (the real portion of it) kicks off this week around the conference. No. 8 Michigan State begins with a Wednesday home game against Northwestern and a Saturday trip to No. 13 Ohio State. Here are five things to watch this season with Michigan State basketball

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Ryan Thorburn covers Oregon football for The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore. He breaks down the Ducks for The Detroit News ahead of Monday’s bowl game.

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With Michigan State football closing out its season Monday against Oregon in the Redbox Bowl, we’ve enlisted the help of Ducks beat writer Matt Prehm of Duck Territory on the 247Sports Network to offer some insight on the matchup.

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While practicing for the Redbox Bowl on Thursday, Michigan State welcomed a special visitor. Former Spartan All-American defensive end Shilique Calhoun, now a member of the Oakland Raiders, stopped by to check in on the team. That brought back memories for redshirt junior defensive tackle Raequan Williams, who recalled the first thing he learned after arriving at Michigan State.

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Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch breaks down the Redbox Bowl matchup between Michigan State and Oregon.

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Looking ahead to the Michigan State Spartans’ matchup against the Oregon Ducks in Monday afternoon’s Redbox Bowl in Santa Clara, California.

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Michigan State’s 7-5 season wasn’t what it hoped for, but there is a high-profile opponent waiting for them in Monday’s Redbox Bowl in Santa Clara, Calif.

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Here’s all you need to know about the specifics of the offense that Michigan State’s defense will be trying to shut down in the upcoming Redbox Bowl

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In the 2014 and 2015 seasons, Michigan State and Oregon played in a home-and-home series, with the Ducks winning 46-27 in Eugene in 2014 and the Spartans being victorious 31-28 at Spartan Stadium the following year. And because of those two games, MSU coach Mark Dantonio said the matchup between the two for the Redbox Box gives a chance to showcase a game between “two national brands.”

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Several Michigan State players met with the media Thursday afternoon at the team hotel in San Francisco after the Spartans’ second practice in the Bay Area in prep for the upcoming Redbox Bowl against Oregon on New Year’s Eve.

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Michigan State’s first day of preparation for the Redbox Bowl was a busy one. The Spartans flew more than 2,000 miles from Lansing to Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, checked into a hotel in San Francisco, had team meetings and then returned to Oakland for practice late that afternoon.“

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On this week’s Spartan Speak podcast, Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari talk all things Redbox Bowl as the Spartans will play Oregon at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Dec. 31.