COLLEGE FOOTBALL Tuesday’s games

Northern Illinois 45, Bowling Green 14

BOWLING GREEN

Akeem Daniels and Willie Clark each scored two touchdowns for Northern Illinois.

Toledo-W. Michigan

TOLEDO

At press time, Toledo led Western Michigan, 56-49, in the fourth quarter.

Michigan State

EAST LANSING, Mich.

Mark Dantonio admits the pressure is on. The Michigan State coach is three wins from leading his team to the Legends Division title and a berth in the inaugural Big Ten championship game. The No. 13-ranked Spartans play at Iowa on Saturday in what could be their toughest remaining game of the regular season. In perhaps the most obvious sign this is a big game, Michigan State isn’t allowing the media to talk to players this week. The Spartans also made players off limits before their Big Ten opener at Ohio State. “I just think that there is a lot of pressure on them,” Dantonio said. “We need to get ourselves emotionally ready to play. They’ve had an opportunity to be interviewed at length these last few weeks, and I just felt like we want to go there fresh. As much as anything, we want to be fresh. Anything we have on our mind needs to be focused on that football team.” The Spartans (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) don’t have to look far for motivation this time. Tape from last season’s game, a 37-6 defeat, is plenty.

Associated Press