The dude is a horse and they know how to ride him. If the D-Line isn't making plays there will be some very sore linebackers after the game.
MSU's defense has steadily gotten better over the years and while their offense has struggled to get out of their own way the past few seasons, the thing that concerns me about their offense now is that they are going to a spread offense and we've had some troubles/frustration against spread offenses.