Spartans have revenge in mind against Wolverines
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By
Bruce Hooley
Special to ESPN.com
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<!-- begin text11 div --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top><!-- begin leftcol --><!-- template inline -->The Wolverines get no time to search for answers after a 23-20 loss at Wisconsin ended their national championship hopes, dropped them out of the Associated Press top 25 for the first time since 1998 and ended their streak of victories in the Big Ten opener at 23. Instead, they head for instate rival Michigan State, which is itching for revenge after wasting a 17-point fourth-quarter lead against Michigan last season at the Big House. MSU is favored for the first time since at least 1973, which is as far back as records exist on odds in the series. ? Michigan hopes to have tailback Mike Hart back after going without him in most of the last three games. Hart suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter of game two against Notre Dame. He did not play against either Eastern Michigan or Wisconsin ? Michigan has lost its last six road openers. ? One reason the Wolverines' offense is struggling is the lack of production from supposed big-play threat Steve Breaston. He caught one pass for minus-1 yard and averaged just 5.5 yards on punt returns and 14.8 yards on kickoff returns at Madison.
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