EAST LANSING – Michigan State took a 21-0 lead into halftime of the season opener against Western Michigan and its lone score over the final 30 minutes was a safety.

A week later, the Spartans were down seven at the half before rallying for a 42-40 victory in double overtime against Boston College .

“I feel like it could be a growth game for us to be able to finish the game we did against a quality opponent,” second-year coach Jonathan Smith said on Monday while citing a few of the challenges last week. “We’re trying to grow off of being able to finish that way because a lot of these games are going to come down to the wire like that and we’ve got to gain some confidence and continue to move forward from the game.”

Michigan State (2-0) is now sandwiched between a thrilling win at home

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