EAST LANSING – The losses continue to pile up for Michigan State.

The Spartans were defeated 28-10 by Penn State last week in their home finale as the skid extended to seven straight games.

Michigan State (3-7, 0-7 Big Ten) will play at Iowa (6-4, 4-3) on Saturday (3:30 p.m., FS1).

Here are three things we learned from coach Jonathan Smith’s press conference on Monday:

1. OL development

Michigan State constantly shuffled its offensive line this fall while dealing with injuries. That changed last week when the Spartans stuck with the starting five up front in left tackle Rustin Young, left guard Caleb Carter, center Matt Gulbin, right guard Rakeem Johnson and right tackle Conner Moore.

Young and Johnson are both second-year players who redshirted as true freshmen and are now firmly in

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