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Michigan State football hits big on offense in a 27-21 win over Rutgers
Show Caption Hide Caption Michigan State football: We analyze MSU’s win over Rutgers Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press beat writer Chris Solari smash Spartans 27-21 win over Rutgers Graham Couch and Chris Solari, Lansing State Journal
EAST LANSING – It was far from beautiful. In fact, it looked more like a Big Ten football game than the old days when the league actually had only 10 teams.
Michigan State football once again used its flourishing running game and Payton Thorne’s big games on Saturday to beat the Rutgers 27-21 and earn a bowl of eligibility win.
Thorne played sporadically at times, but finished 19 to 35 for 256 yards and two touchdowns. Jalen Berger and Jarek Broussard put together 165 of the Spartans’ 197 pitches, as the MSUs had a total of 455 yards of scrimmage.
The Spartans have won three of their last four games after a four-game losing streak.
“It’s a lot more fun when you win,” said Thorne, who ran 33 yards in five carries and wasn’t fired. “Football isn’t that fun when losing, so it’s fun to come out and play well. I remember last week, we were sitting on the field and I just looked at a few guys and I said, ‘Man, that’s fun. We move the ball down the court, we complete the balls, different things. we do and implement.’
“Winning is fun, performing is fun.”
Jayden Reed caught four passes and one for 90 yards, and Daniel Barker added four grabbings for 64 yards and a touchdown. MSU received critical 35- and 48-yard field goals from Ben Patton to provide cushioning to make a two-scoring game in the fourth quarter.
The Spartans also won consecutive games against Western Michigan and Akron for the first time since their opening weeks, but were suspended for their role in a Michigan altercation on Saturday and last week at 20th Illinois without eight players. 29 October
“I think we’ve been really resilient to anything that comes our way,” said Jacob Slade, who took a critical shot in the fourth quarter. “We have nothing left to lose, so I think we showed the last two games we played.”
Kyle Monangai finished seventh in a row to run more than 100 meters against MSU’s defense. He finished with 162 yards in 24 carries for Rutgers who ran for 224 yards against the Spartans’ depleted defensive line.
MSU’s next Saturday home against Indiana, or No. At 15 Penn State, coach Mel Tucker must win to reach his second bowling game in a row.
“It’s important to finish strong in November and play our best football,” said Tucker, who had climbed 5-3 a month in his three seasons at MSU. “I think it’s a sign of high character and a good football team to give your best. And so that’s what we aim to do.”
early slugfest
MSU and Rutgers found traction in the running game, with the Spartans shy of 1 yard in the first half and the Big Ten equaling their best sprint of 112 yards .
Berger and Broussard missed Jarrett Horst and Matt Carrick and backup Geno VanDeMark behind an offensive line, together for 86 yards on 16. Add Thorne to that floor mix, too, and the young quarterback is significantly involved in his legs for the first time since the opening against West Michigan.
“I’d say I’m probably at my healthiest today, which feels good,” Thorne said. “I feel like I can run well again. I’m probably still not as fast as in the summer, but it feels so much better.”
He also struggled with some inconsistencies with his delivery on passes while giving others a tremendous touch, including a feathery 25-yard touchdown shot to Barker with 1:10 left in the first quarter to bring MSU first to the board. Thorne went 4 by 6 for 60 yards on this drive and finished the half by 23 by 13 by 172 yards.
Bryce Baringer buried Rutgers with a 64-yard punt at the 4-yard line early in the second quarter and hit him in the leg while tailoring. But the Scarlet Knights needed just one game, a 31-yard blast at the left end of Monangai to escape the shadow of their own end zone. Monangai added a 21-yard run on a nine-game, 96-yard drive, followed by quarterback Gavin Wimsatt’s strike, trailing Aaron Young for an 18-yard touchdown pass with 5:52 left of the first half.
The Spartans took the lead with a long drive on their own, as Broussard slammed into Reed to gain momentum to reach midfield and Thorne to catch a 35-yard back pedal to establish MSU at Rutgers’ 10. After the tight end, Maliq Carr made a passing tackle. Penalty against Scarlet Knights’ Avery Young at the end zone, Berger took a 14-7 lead at halftime with a 2-yard field goal in the next game.
MSU had a 283-200 overall lead, but Rutgers rushed for 138 yards before halftime.
“We were communicating, but we couldn’t complete it, and they did a really good job of running tigh
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