Michigan State Spartans look for an upset as they travel to face top-10 UCLA—can disciplined defense and a struggling Bruins run game tip the scales? Matt Sheehan highlights key factors like MSU’s nation-leading penalty discipline, UCLA’s turnover luck, and the impact of quarterback Ty Dieffenbach taking over after Nico Iamaleava’s season-ending injury. With linebackers Brady Pretzlaff and Caleb Wheatland listed as questionable, MSU’s defense hopes to contain UCLA’s ground attack, which has faltered against tougher opponents.
