East Lansing — Michigan State may have won Saturday’s battle against Youngstown State, but the injuries it's leaving with may hurt it in the season's longer war.

Despite the difference in levels between the programs, Michigan State showed plenty of warts en route to a 41-24 victory over Youngstown State. Offensive misfires and collapses in pass coverage made for a closer game than most anticipated. But the biggest result came on the injury front, where a slew of injuries piled onto insult right before Big Ten play.

Michigan State entered Spartan Stadium as heavy favorites against Youngstown State, a Football Championship Subdivision program that — while ranked at its level — has glaring differences in talent and resources. But those didn’t manifest on the field, where Michigan State str

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