Michigan State (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) will travel to Purdue (4-3, 2-2) for a noon start next Saturday in West Lafayette for their first matchup since 2018. Michigan State will win this game!" - Fox Sports play-by-play commentator Gus Johnson, who delivered in a big moment once again. "INTERCEPTED! BRANTLEY! BALL GAME! The Spartans said they were tough. The freshman defensive back iced the game with 1:00 on the clock, intercepting Cade McNamara's high pass intended for Luke Schoonmaker.īrantley finished the game with four tackles, all in the second half, a couple of those preventing what looked like could be big plays for the Wolverines. It can't be anybody else but Charles Brantley. GAME STORY: Michigan State football produces instant classic, rallies to knock out Michigan, 37-33 UNSUNG HERO GRAHAM COUCH: 3 quick takes on Michigan State's dramatic 37-33 win over Michigan Walker would go on to add two more touchdowns, the final one coming with 5:08 remaining to give MSU a 37-33 lead, which would be the final score Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium. One play later, Kenneth Walker III scored his third touchdown of the game and the ensuing 2-point conversion made it 30-22 and started the rally of a lifetime for the Spartans. What MSU dialed up was a fade route along the right sideline, and Payton Thorne put his pass in the perfect spot as Jayden Reed caught the ball between two Michigan defenders to make it first-and-goal at the 1-yard line. With the Spartans trailing Michigan, 30-14, with over four minutes left in the third quarter, MSU went for it on a fourth-and-4 play from the U-M 29-yard line. There's no overstating it - this play saved the Michigan State football season. Michigan: Photos from Spartan Stadium TURNING POINT The game will be nationally televised on Fox.View Gallery: Michigan State vs. Michigan and MSU will kick off at Spartan Stadium on Oct. “Yeah, we’re excited and we’re confident.” Though Wolverines quarterback Cade McNamara continues to draw criticism from fans and media despite him executing what’s asked by the coaching staff, he had a simple response when asked about the game. Just gotta keep going, keep looking forward.” “Do what we do, but we can’t dwell on the past, mentally. “Yeah, you see what we’re doing this year, so it makes us - it’s just fuel to our fire to just go back out there and do what we do,” Ojabo said. And it matters less about what happened in 2020. “We’re just focused on what we can control right now and that’s Michigan State next week.”įor Michigan, it’s less about what MSU does, and more about executing its own plan. “Yeah, we don’t really dwell on the past,” safety Daxton Hill added. Like I said, we’ll get ready tomorrow, get ready the whole week. “This is a new year, so we’re just focused on us right now. “Last year was last year,” running back Blake Corum said. Though it admits the time to focus on MSU starts now, the players are not making it into some sort of revenge game - like, perhaps, the 2018 team did with its revenge tour. This Michigan team isn’t looking back, however. What about how the game transpired last year, though? Michigan was a heavy favorite at home, yet the Wolverines struggled in all phases, giving MSU head coach Mel Tucker his first win, both over the Spartans’ rival, as well as his first as the Michigan State head coach. We’ve just gotta go out there and do our job, the rest will take care of itself.” We can’t start weighing games or whatever. “So we’re just gonna go out there, execute and do what we’ve gotta do. “Personally, on behalf of the defense, we always preach nameless, faceless opponents,” edge rusher David Ojabo said. But don’t expect any crazy hyperbole coming out of the Michigan side of the rivalry, because the way this maize and blue team sees it, MSU is just the next battle they must endure. Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio leads his team onto the field before the college football game between Michigan State University and. The Wolverines took care of business on Saturday against Northwestern to improve to 7-0, ensuring a battle of the unbeatens in East Lansing. Breaking down Michigan State football's 2018 schedule. The Buckeyes take on Penn State in a prime-time game, but, with the Nittany Lions losing to unranked Illinois, all eyes will be on the battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy between Michigan and rival Michigan State. In Week 9, we’ll finally get to separate who the true contender to Ohio State might be in the Big Ten.