The fight remains but the outcome unchanged.

Michigan State (3-8, 0-8 Big Ten) squandered a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter of a 20-17 loss at Iowa (7-4, 5-3) Saturday on a field goal as time expired .

The Spartans have now lost eight straight games under embattled second-year coach Jonathan Smith to remain winless in conference play. They close the season next week against Maryland at Ford Field in Detroit.

Here are quick takeaways and observations from the game:

– Whether Smith survives a disastrous fall to get a third season remains unclear. What continues to be evident is the effort for a team that hasn’t won a game in more than two months and has nothing left to play for but pride and still finds ways to lose.

The grit put the 17.5-point underdog Spartans firmly in positi

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