No. 5/6 MSU, which capped off an 11-2 season in 2014 with a dramatic 20-point comeback win over No. 4 Baylor in the 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic, enters the ninth season of the head coach Mark Dantonio era in 2015 primed to make a run for a spot in the College Football Playoff after finishing last season with a No. 5 ranking in both of the national polls. The Spartans open their 119th season of football against Western Michigan Sept. 4 at Waldo Stadium, with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. on ESPNU. Read more at msuspartans.com.