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Faith In Spartans Pays Off, Defeat Georgia 33-30 In Triple OT

Sophomore Le'Veon Bell goes airborne over Georgia defenders in a 33-30 victory

Coach Mark Dantonio can cross another goal off his list at Michigan State.

The Michigan State Spartans beat the Georgia Bulldogs 33-30 in triple overtime to win the Outback Bowl. The bowl victory is MSU’s first since 2001 and it’s first under Dantonio in five attempts.

The game looked like it might get out of hand in the first half when Georgia scored a safety, returned a punt 92 yards, and caught an 80 yard touchdown pass to give them a 16-0 lead heading into halftime.

Michigan State’s defense should be recognized for winning this game.It did an incredible job time after time bailing out the offense, and creating turnovers.

At one point Michigan State’s offense went three and out on 8 consecutive drives.

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Bowl Preview: Michigan State Plays Georgia In Outback Bowl

Mark Dantonio looks to guide MSU to it's first bowl win under his reign.

Head coach Mark Dantonio had big plans for Michigan State’s football program when he signed on to become the coach five years ago.

He has always wanted MSU to become a respectable program that consistently competes for championships.

His vision of Michigan State becomes more of a reality with each year that he has coached.

Under Dantonio the MSU football program has gone to five straight bowl games, won a Big Ten championship, played in the first Big Ten conference championship game, has had back-to-back double digit win seasons, and currently has a four-game winning streak against rival Michigan.

With all these accomplishments, there is still one goal that Dantonio has yet to achieve – win a bowl game.

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