Michigan State Spartans win second straight, 27-21 over Rutgers

EAST LANSING, Mich. (MSU Athletics) – Michigan State redshirt junior quarterback Payton Thorne threw two landing passes and kicker Ben Patton added two fourth quarter subject objectives because the Spartans beat Rutgers, 27-21, on Saturday afternoon in entrance of 63,267 at Spartan Stadium.

Michigan State improves to 5-5 total (3-4 Massive Ten), whereas the Scarlet Knights fall to 4-6 (1-6 Massive Ten).

Thorne accomplished 19-of 35 passes for 256 yards and two touchdowns, one to redshirt senior receiver Jayden Reed, who caught 10 passes for 90 yards, and the second to fifth-year tight finish Daniel Barker, who had 4 catches for 64 yards. Redshirt sophomore operating again Jalen Berger had 16 carries for 85 yards and one landing, whereas fifth-year operating again Jarek Broussard completed with 11 carries for 80 yards.

Redshirt sophomore linebacker Cal Haladay led the protection with 19 tackles, together with one for loss, whereas Kendell Brooks had 10, redshirt senior linebacker Ben VanSumeren added eight, together with one sack and one tackle-for-loss, and sixth-year cornerback Ronald Williams had seven tackles.

The Spartans dominated the primary quarter, outgaining the Scarlet Knights, 178 yards to 44, whereas taking a 7-0 lead on a 26-yard Barker landing catch.

Though Bryce Baringer, the nation’s main punter, booted a 64-yard punt that was downed on the Rutgers 4-yard line, the Scarlet Knights drove 96 yards on 9 performs to tie it at 7 with 5:56 left within the second quarter.

Gavin Wimsatt discovered Avery Younger ultimately zone for an 18-yard reception for the Rutgers landing. The Spartans responded with a 10-play, 73-yard scoring drive to take a 14-7 lead into halftime.

Thorne’s 35-yard move to Reed arrange first-and-goal for MSU, and Berger completed the drive with a 2-yard TD run. After forcing a punt on Rutgers’ first possession of the third quarter, MSU marched 86 yards on simply 5 performs to go up 21-7, capped by a 25-yard landing move from Thorne to Reed.

Rutgers made it a one-score recreation late within the third quarter as Johnny Langan discovered the top zone on a 1-yard run on the 1:30 mark. Within the fourth quarter, the Scarlet Knights took greater than six minutes off the clock to start the quarter and drove the ball to the MSU 21-yard line, however after a third-down penalty, they have been pressured to try a 39-yard subject aim, which was then blocked by Jacob Slade.

The Spartans made it a two-score recreation as soon as once more at 24-14 as Patton linked on a 35-yard subject aim with 6:28 left within the recreation. Rutgers turned the ball over on downs with slightly below 5 minutes left following a sack by fifth-year linebacker Aaron Brule and after 4 performs, Patton booted a 48-yard subject aim with 3:22 to play, giving the Spartans a 27-21 lead. Rutgers pulled to inside 27-21 on a 31-yard landing rating with 47 seconds left, however Tre Mosley recovered the onside kick for the Spartans to protect the victory.

Michigan State returns to motion subsequent Saturday, Nov. 19 vs. Indiana in Spartan Stadium.

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