The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3) became bowl-eligible Saturday with one of the ugliest wins you’ll ever see, edging the Michigan State Spartans (3-6) in overtime, 23-20, at Huntington Bank Stadium.

Fleck brought his Row the Boat culture with him from Western Michigan to Minnesota when he arrived in 2017. It has become synonymous with his brand, as he has quietly become one of the longest tenured head coaches in college football.

Preview the Nov. 1 matchup between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Michigan State Spartans with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers face off with the Michigan State Spartans today, with the Spartans seeking their first Big Ten win in six tries.

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Follow along as Michigan State looks to snap a five game losing streak, while Minnesota looks to punch their ticket to a bowl game:

The Michigan State football team, which needs wins in three of its final four games to qualify for a bowl game, will try to snap a five-game losing streak when it visits Minnesota at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. The game is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m.

Michigan State (3-5, 0-5 Big Ten) has lost five straight games and will be even more shorthanded when it plays at Minnesota (5-3, 3-2) on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, BTN). In addition to six players already ruled out for the season, the Spartans have 13 who are unavailable against the Golden Gophers, according to the pregame availability report.

Despite showing some fight, the Spartans fell 23-20 to the Golden Gophers in front of 45,339 fans at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The loss was MSU's sixth in a row, as the program has not won since taking down Youngstown State on Sept. 13.