Crowd noise was being pumped through the speakers to help the Spartans prepare for the next challenge, which will be Saturday night at Boston College. It will also serve as the annual “Red Bandanna Game” for the Eagles, honoring university alumnus Welles Crowther, a hero who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

In its first season under head coach Jonathan Smith, the Michigan State Spartans are only one win shy of matching their total from all of last season, while the Boston College Eagles waited all of two games into the Bill O’Brien era to earn a spot in the AP Top 25.