In the Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy, the Michigan State Spartans kept the game close but lost at Michigan Stadium to the Michigan Wolverines 24-17. A major factor was the production from tight end Colston Loveland with a pair of touchdown receptions.
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The Spartans (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten) are in the mix for a bowl game but they were able to do well with Aidan Chiles throwing the ball and Nate Carter with 174 all-purpose yards in the game. The Wolverines (5-3, 3-2) were able to make a quarterback change to Davis Warren and still used Alex Orji in the running game.
Let's take a closer look at the box score for this game and discuss how things went in this matchup.
The Michigan State Spartans had success offensively as the program went 8-of-15 on third downs and 1-of-2 on fourth downs. Aidan Chiles only had six incompletions against one of the nation's best defenses. The team was able to have 8.2 yards per pass and 3.9 yards per rush. With the Spartans having possession for an incredible 37:05, things definitely looked right for the team.
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However, the Michigan Wolverines moved the chains as they were able to go 7-of-12 on third downs. The program was able to not commit a single accepted penalty throughout the 60 minutes. With cornerback Will Johnson not playing, things were shaky but they secured the victory nonetheless. Let's take a look at how the scoring came about throughout this game.
0:10 1Q: Nate Carter 2 Yard Rushing TD | 7-0 Michigan State
0:29 2Q: Davis Warren 10 Yard Passing TD to Colston Loveland (Two Point Conversion Failed) 7-6 Michigan State
3:45 3Q: Jonathan Kim 46 Yard Field Goal | 16-10 Michigan
13:20 4Q: Donovan Edwards 23 Yard Passing TD to Colston Loveland (Successful Two Point Conversion) | 24-10 Michigan
6:12 4Q: Aidan Chiles 20 Yard Passing TD to Nick Marsh | 24-17 Michigan
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Vincent Pensabene
Vincent is a College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with close to 6 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Sport Business from Saint Leo University, and has worked with Pasco News Publications and Pro Football Focus.
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