EAST LANSING — The atrocious sack numbers are well-documented.

More than six games. Two months and a day. Nearly 386 minutes of action last season passed without Michigan State football’s defense bringing down a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. Only five of the Spartans ’ 15 total sacks came against Big Ten competition – and none against a team with a league record above .500.

“Man, that was just frustrating,” defensive end Quindarius Dunningan said after practice Tuesday, Aug. 5. “In the simplest way.”

Only time – and game experience – will tell how much MSU’s pass rush improved in the offseason. Though the Aug. 29 opener against Western Michigan (7 p.m., FS1) and two more nonconference games are important, the Spartans realize they must put far more pressure on Big Ten

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