Spartans pass first test

Michigan State football began its season last Saturday with a 38-14 victory over visiting Western Michigan. The Spartans looked pretty solid, as far as openers go, in dismantling the Broncos. MSU looked especially strong on the ground. Defensively, the Spartans played well. Holding a high-powered offense like WMU's to only 14 points is pretty impressive. However, in watching the game, I noticed Michigan State still didn't produce much of a pass rush and I still saw too many missed tackles. With Florida Atlantic up next this weekend in a contest at Ford Field in Detroit, let's hope the Spartans can improve defensively, especially in their quarterback pressure and open field tackling.