Michigan State plans physical practices to prepare for Alabama

   Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said it's a Catch-22 situation preparing to play a physical team like Alabama.
   You don't want to go all-out in practices because you want your team completely healthy for the big game. But at the same time, you can't get ready for Alabama by playing touch football.
   "But we need to go hard," Dantonio said. "I think you need to get your mind right because it's going to be a physical football team that we're playing so we need to be prepared."

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