Bad home losses send Michigan State toward bubble

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Bad home losses send Michigan State toward bubble

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Feb 26, 2024

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Ohio State wins at the buzzer. Xavier Booker starts, then gets benched. Meanwhile, MSU hockey is playing for a Big Ten title!
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Feb 26, 2024

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The latest analysis on Michigan State football, basketball and recruiting. From Spartan Stadium to the Breslin Center and everywhere in between, join host Brandon Champion and MLive.com's Kyle Austin and Matt Wenzel as they breakdown all the biggest stories from the banks of the Red Cedar.

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Bad home losses send Michigan State toward bubble

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