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Michigan State Vs. Notre Dame Game Time, TV Schedule, Spread And More

In serious jeopardy of starting the season 0-3, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish welcome the 15th-ranked Michigan State Spartans to South Bend on Saturday.

In serious jeopardy of starting the season 0-3, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish welcome the 15th-ranked Michigan State Spartans to South Bend on Saturday.

The Spartans made quick work of Florida Atlantic last week, crushing the overmatched Owls, 44-0. A contender in the Big Ten Conference, Michigan State is now 2-0 on the young season, as it cruised past FCS foe Youngstown State to open the campaign by a 28-6 final.

As for Notre Dame, it appeared to be on its way to a victory over rival Michigan in the first-ever night game at the Big House last Saturday. Unfortunately for Brian Kelly and his Fighting Irish, they yielded a touchdown with two seconds remaining to remain winless on the year. Notre Dame lost its opener to South Florida at home and has gone from a ranked team to a club at risk of letting the season slip away in a very short span of time.

Game date, time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 17th

Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

TV channel: NBC

Spread: Notre Dame favored by 4

Series history: Notre Dame leads, 40-27-1

For further reading, news, discussion and more, visit Notre Dame blog One Foot Down and Michigan State blog The Only Colors. Here’s this week’s college football TV schedule, and stay tuned to SB Nation’s college football news hub for more.

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