EAST LANSING – It took until Week 4 for Michigan State to suffer its first loss under Jonathan Smith. Avoiding a second straight defeat will require a major upset. The Spartans (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) are coming off a 23-19 loss at Boston College and host No. 3 Ohio State (3-0, 0-0) on Saturday night.

Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith suffered his first loss as the program's head coach. His group will have to move on quickly as it prepares to host the No. 3-ranked team in the nation.

Michigan State football was without a trio of key wide receivers this past week and that could again be the case this week against Ohio State. Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith met with the media for his weekly press conference on Monday,