No. 7 Michigan State Takes On Maryland Saturday in Spartan Stadium

Game 10: No. 7 Michigan State (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) vs. Maryland (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten)

Date: Saturday, Nov. 13
Kickoff: 4:05 p.m. EST
Location: East Lansing, Mich.
Stadium: Spartan Stadium (74,866)
Surface: Natural Grass
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TV: FOX
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Announcers: Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)

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Analyst: Jason Strayhorn
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All-Time Series: MSU leads, 9-2
All-Time Series in East Lansing: MSU leads, 6-1
Big Ten Games: MSU leads, 5-1

COACHES:
MSU Head Coach: Mel Tucker
MSU Record: 10-6 (second year)
Overall Record: 15-13 (third year)
Record vs. UMD: 0-0

Maryland Head Coach: Michael Locksley
Maryland Record: 11-21 (third year)*
Overall Record: 13-47 (sixth year)*
Record vs. MSU: 0-2
*Interim head coach at UMD in 2015 for six games

FIRST-AND-10 –
• No. 7 Michigan State hosts Maryland on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 4:05 p.m. in Spartan Stadium. Joe Davis and Brock Huard will have the call on FOX. The Spartans (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) suffered their first loss of the season last Saturday at Purdue, 40-29, while the Terrapins (5-4, 2-4) fell at home to Penn State, 31-14. MSU is tied for second place in the East Division of the Big Ten standings.

• Saturday's game marks the 12th meeting between Michigan State and Maryland. The Spartans lead the overall series, 9-2, including a 6-1 record in East Lansing. The Spartans are 5-1 against the Terrapins since Maryland joined the Big Ten in 2014, including a three-game winning streak. The two teams did not play last season due to COVID-19 concerns within the Terrapin program.

• After winning the first two Big Ten games against Maryland in 2014 (37-15) and 2015 (24-7), the Spartans fell to the Terrapins in College Park in 2016, 28-17. MSU topped Maryland in 2017 in Spartan Stadium, 17-7, and won 24-3 in College Park in 2018. In the last meeting, the Spartans beat the Terrapins in East Lansing on the final game of the 2019 regular season, 19-16, to become bowl eligible.

• Junior running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Kenneth Walker III continues to lead the FBS in rushing, averaging 147.8 yards per game. He also leads the FBS in total rushing yards (1,330), yards after contact (981) and 20-plus yard carries (16). In addition, Walker ranks among the FBS leaders in yards from scrimmage (third with 155.1 ypg), rushing touchdowns (third with 15), scoring (third with 10.7 ppg), total touchdowns (third with 16), total points (third with 96), 10-plus yard carries (third with 35), all-purpose yards (fifth with 154.0 ypg) and yards per carry (10th with 6.75 avg.).

• Through just nine games, Walker has already collected an FBS-leading 1,330 rushing yards, the most by a Spartan since Jeremy Langford had 1,522 yards in 13 games in 2014. That was also the last time MSU had a 1,000-yard rusher. Walker was the fastest Spartan to reach 1,000 yards in a single season in terms of carries (153 carries).

• Senior safety Xavier Henderson, who was named a second-team midseason All-American by The Athletic, leads the team and ranks sixth in the Big Ten with 75 tackles. He also ranks first on the team and tied for eighth in the conference with a career-high 9.0 tackles for loss, including two sacks. Henderson has been named a game captain every week this season for the Spartans and has started 28 consecutive games at safety heading into Saturday's game vs. Maryland.

• Michigan State was ranked seventh in the second week of the College Football Playoff Top 25 released by the CFP selection committee on Nov. 9. The Spartans fell four spots from No. 3 after falling at Purdue last Saturday. The Boilermakers entered the CFP rankings this week at No. 19. MSU also remains in the top 10 of the national polls for a fifth consecutive week, coming in at No. 8 in the AP Poll and No. 9 in the USA TODAY/Coaches Poll. MSU's No. 3 CFP ranking on Nov. 2 equaled the highest in school history (also ranked No. 3 in final CFP rankings in 2015).

• Redshirt sophomore quarterback Payton Thorne, a midseason addition to the Manning Award Watch List, has completed 62 percent of his passes (151-of-243) for 2,173 yards, 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He ranks among the Big Ten and FBS leaders in passing efficiency (second and 30th with 154.6 rating), passing TDs (third and 23rd with 17), passing (sixth and 38th with 241.4 ypg) and total offense (fifth and 42nd with 256.2 ypg). Thorne also ranks third on the team in rushing with a net of 133 yards on 53 carries with three TDs, although he has gained a total of 255 yards on the ground. Thorne ranks tied for third in the FBS with five passes of 60-plus yards, all touchdowns (85 yards to Jayden Reed vs. Youngstown State; 75 yards to Reed vs. Youngstown State; 65 yards to Jalen Nailor vs. Rutgers; two 63-yarders to Nailor vs. Rutgers). Thorne also ranks 10th in the FBS with 842 yards of his passing coming on completions of 20-plus yards and tied for eighth with nine TDs of 20-plus yards.

• Redshirt senior punter Bryce Baringer, who is on the Ray Guy Award Watch List, leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the FBS in punting with his 49.0-yard average. He also ranks second in the league with 18 punts of 50-plus yards and has placed 11 inside the 20.

• Michigan State ranks sixth in the Big Ten and 31st in the nation in turnover margin (+0.44). MSU has forced 15 turnovers, tied for 28th in the FBS, and has lost 11 (46th). The Spartans have forced six turnovers in their last three games (three at Indiana; two vs. Michigan; one vs. Purdue). MSU has a +32-point advantage in points off turnovers this season (62-30).

STAT LEADERS–
Michigan State:
Rushing – Jr. Kenneth Walker III (197 carries for 1,330 yards, 6.8 avg., 15 TDs)
Passing – R-So. Payton Thorne (151-of-243, .621, 2,173 yards, 17 TDs, 7 INTs)
Receiving – R-Jr. Jayden Reed (37 catches for 715 yards, 19.3 avg., 5 TDs)
Tackles – Sr. S Xavier Henderson (75 tackles, 46 solo, 29 assists, 9 TFLs, 2 sacks, 1 INT, 2 PBUs, 1 FF)

Maryland:
Rushing – R-Sr. Tayon Fleet-Davis (79 carries for 399 yards, 5.1 avg., 6 TDs)
Passing – R-So. Taulia Tagovailoa (198-of-282, .702, 2,384 yards, 17 TDs, 8 INTs)
Receiving – So. Rakim Jarrett (31 receptions for 463 yards, 14.9 avg., 5 TDs)
Tackles – Jr. Nick Cross (47 tackles, 34 solo, 13 assists, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 4 PBUs, 2 INTs, 1 FF)

A QUICK GLANCE AT MARYLAND (5-4, 2-4 BIG TEN) –
• The Terrapins tote a 5-4 overall mark and 2-4 Big Ten record. UMD has lost four of its last five games after starting the season 4-0, with three of the losses coming to ranked opponents. Maryland opened the season with home wins over West Virginia (30-24 on Sept. 4) and Howard (62-0 on Sept. 11), then opening Big Ten action with a road win at Illinois (20-17 on Sept. 17), then a nonconference home win over Kent State (37-16 on Sept. 25). The Terps' losing skein started with a home loss to No. 5 Iowa (51-14 on Oct. 1), then at No. 7 Ohio State (66-17 on Oct. 9) and at Minnesota (34-16 on Oct. 23). UMD got back in the win column with a home victory over Indiana (38-35 on Oct. 30), before a home loss to No. 22 Penn State (31-14 on Nov. 6).

• Last time out, Maryland battled No. 22 Penn State tough in the first half, as the Terps trailed just 7-6 at halftime. However, the visiting Nittany Lions out-scored the home-standing Terps, 24-7 to pull away for the win. Maryland scored on a 2-yard rush by senior running back Challen Faamatau in the second quarter, but UMD missed the PAT, and on a 13-yard TD pass from quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa to tight end Corey Dyches, with Tagovailoa connecting with Chigoziem Okonkow for the two-point conversion to tie it up at 14-all just four seconds into the fourth quarter, but Penn State scored on an 86-yard TD pass, a 24-yard field goal, and an 87-yard interception return to seal the win with 2:39 left.

• Maryland amassed 419 yards of total offense, with 371 yards passing and 48 yards rushing, with Tagovailoa tallying 371 yards on 41-of-57 passing with one TD. Tagovailoa was sacked twice, past of seven rushes for -29 yards.

• Tagovailoa's primary target was Okonkwo, connecting for 12 passes for 85 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Rakim Jarrett had six catches for 70 yards, part of 12 different players registering a catch.

• Faamatau led the rushing attack with 11 carries for 38 yards and the TD.
• Senior safety Jordan Mosley anchored the UMD defense with a game-high 13 tackles and one pass break-up. Senior defensive tackle Greg Rose had 2.0 tackles for loss, both coming on sacks, while junior defensive tackle Mosiah Nasili-Kite had 2.0 tackles for loss.

• Sophomore punter Anthony Pecorella punted six times for a 40.3 ypp average with a long of 51-yards, and had two inside the 20, while fellow sophomore punter Colton Spangler punted twice for a 46.0 ypp average with a long of 58-yards.

• Maryland is fifth in the Big Ten in scoring offense at 27.6 points per game, while the Terps' defense is 13th in the conference at 30.4 ppg allowed per game. UMD is fifth in the league in total offense (429.8 ypg), ranking third in passing offense (316.1 ypg) and 12th in passing defense (113.7 ypg). The Terp defense is 12th in total defense (408.4 ypg), ranking 12th in rushing defense (153.4 ypg) and 13th in passing defense (255.0 ypg).

• Tagovailoa tops the Big Ten in passing completions (239), attempts (339) and total yards (2,755), while ranking second in the league in passing yards/game (306.1), passing TDs (18) and passing percentage (.705). He also has thrown the most INTs of any Big Ten quarterback (9).

• Jarrett is tied for fifth in the conference in receiving TDs (5), ninth in receiving yards (533), 10th in receiving yards/game (59.2), tied for 11th in receptions (37), 12th in yards/catch (14.41) and tied for 12th in receptions/game (4.1).

• Redshirt senior running back Tayon Fleet-Davis leads the Maryland rushing attack with 87 carries for 436 yards (5.0 ypc/48.4 ypg) with six rushing TDs.

• Mosley spearheads the Terps' defense with 57 total tackles (38 solo, 19 assists), adding five pass break-ups and one forced fumble.

• Senior defensive lineman Sam Okuayinonu leads UMD and is tied for 16th in the Big Ten with 7.5 tackles for loss, adding 5.0 sacks to rank tied for 11th.

• Sophomore defensive back Tarheeb Still has a team-best eight pass break-ups, ranking tied for fifth in the Big Ten.

• Senior placekicker Joseph Petrino is tied for eighth in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.714), on 10-of-14, with a long of 48-yards. Petrino also is 26-of-28 on PATs.

• Pecorella has 25 punts for a 42.7 ypp average with a long of 56-yards, one of 10 of 50+ yards, with eight inside the 20. Spangler has 18 punts for a 45.6 ypp average with a long of 62-yards, one of six punts of 50+ yards, with one inside the 20.

• UMD head coach Michael Locksley has an 11-21 record in his fourth season leading the Terps, and has a 13-47 overall record as a collegiate head coach in his seventh season.

MSU/MARYLAND SERIES NOTES –
• Saturday's game marks the 12th meeting between Michigan State and Maryland. The Spartans lead the overall series, 9-2, including a 6-1 record in East Lansing.

• The Spartans are 5-1 against the Terrapins since Maryland joined the Big Ten in 2014, including a three-game winning streak. The two teams did not play last season due to COVID-19 concerns within the Terrapin program.

• After winning the first two Big Ten games against Maryland in 2014 (37-15) and 2015 (24-7), the Spartans fell to the Terrapins in College Park in 2016, 28-17. MSU topped Maryland in 2017 in Spartan Stadium, 17-7, and won 24-3 in College Park in 2018. In the last meeting, the Spartans beat the Terrapins in East Lansing on the final game of the 2019 regular season, 19-16, to become bowl eligible.

LAST TIME OUT: PURDUE 40, NO. 3 MSU 29

SERIES
• Michigan State had its school-record eight-game winning streak against Purdue snapped with a 40-29 loss to the Boilermakers on Nov. 6 in Ross-Ade Stadium. It marked MSU's first loss to Purdue since 2006.

OFFENSE
• Michigan State finished with 458 yards of total offense (276 passing, 182 rushing) . . . the 458 yards marked the sixth game with 450-plus yards of total offense this season . . . MSU scored two passing TDs and two rushing TDs, marking the Spartans' second game with multiple rushing and receiving TDs in the same game, joining Youngstown State (9/11/21) with four receiving TDs and two rushing scores.

• Payton Thorne was 20-of-30 passing with two TDs, 276 yards and one interceptions . . . Thorne has thrown at least one TD pass in eight of the nine games . . . the two TDs marked Thorne's fourth game this season with multiple TDs and fifth of his career.

• Thorne rushed for a 32-yard scoring scamper in the third quarter, his third rushing TD of the season and fourth of his career . . . it was also Thorne's second-longest rush of his career behind his career-long of 38 yards vs. Indiana (11/14/20), and his third 30-plus yard scamper, joining a 31-yarder vs. Ohio State (12/5/20).

• Junior running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Kenneth Walker III posted his sixth 100-yard rushing outing of the season with 136 yards on 22 carries . . . Walker now has 11 100-yard rushing games in his career (two at Wake Forest in 2019, three at Wake Forest in 2020; six at Michigan State in 2021) . . . Walker scored his 15th rushing TD and 16th overall TD of the season with a 14-yard score in the second quarter on fourth down . . . the 15 rushing TDs moves Walker up to No. 11 on MSU's single-season rushing TDs list and are the most since Jeremy Langford's school-record tying total of 22 in 2014.

• Walker added 20 yards receiving on two catches to finish with 156 all-purpose yards, marking his fifth game this season with 150-plus all-purpose yards.

• Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Tre Mosley caught his first TD reception of the season and second of his career with a 26-yard TD catch in the first quarter, and recorded his first career multi-TD game adding a TD catch in the fourth quarter . . . Mosley becomes the third different MSU receiver with multi-TDs in a game and the fourth time this season, joining Jayden Reed (vs. Youngstown State, 9/11/21) and Jalen Nailor (at Miami, 9/18/21; at Rutgers (10/9/21) . . . Mosley finished with three catches for 44 yards and two TDs . . . Mosley has had at least one catch in eight of the nine games this season.

• Redshirt junior wide receiver Jayden Reed led MSU's receiving corps with four catches for 73 yards.

• Graduate senior tight end Connor Heyward snared three catches for a season-high 52 yards . . . it was Heyward's fifth game this season with three or more receptions . . . the 52 receiving yards was Heyward's second-highest receiving total of his career, behind 78 yards vs. Nebraska (11/17/18).

DEFENSE
• Michigan State's defense yielded a season-high 594 yards of total offense to Purdue . . . Purdue's 536 yards passing were the second-most ever allowed in school history (603 by Baylor in 2015 Cotton Bowl) . . . Boilermaker QB Aidan O'Connell completed 40 passes, tied for the most against MSU (Purdue's Drew Brees also had 40 in 1999), and the 536 yards passing were the second most by an individual quarterback against the Spartans (Bryce Petty, Baylor, 550 yards in 2015 Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015).

• The Spartan defense collected its seventh straight game with at least one fumble recovery (by Darius Snow), with one in each of the last six games along with two at Miami (9/18).

• Sophomore safety Darius Snow recorded his first career fumble recovery in the third quarter . . . Snow also registered a career-high 13 tackles, registering a new career-high for tackles in four of the last five games, as well as posting double-digit stops for the second game in a row after 10 vs. Michigan (10/30/21) . . . Snow's 11 solo stops Saturday bettered not only his previous career-high for solo stops (six, done twice vs. Rutgers and Michigan) but also total tackles as well . . . he also matched his career-best for tackles for loss with 1.5 Saturday, matching his total vs. Miami (9/18/21).

• Sophomore defensive end Jeff Pietrowski posted a sack for the fourth game this season and he now has 4.5 for the year . . . Pietrowski added a forced fumble in the third quarter, his second forced fumble of the season and his career, joining at Miami (9/18/21).
• Senior safety Xavier Henderson added eight tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss . . . Henderson has had at least one TFL in each of the last six games as part of eighth time in nine games, as he has 9.0 for the season, taking over the team lead from teammate Jacub Panasiuk (8.5 TFL) . . . Henderson has posted seven or more stops in eight of the nine games, including each of the last four.

• Freshman cornerback Charles Brantley logged a career-high two pass break-ups in his first career start, while junior cornerback Chester Kimbrough posted his third PBU in the last three games after a career-high two pass break-ups vs. Indiana (10/16/21).

SPECIAL TEAMS
• Freshman placekicker Stephen Rusnak made his Spartan debut in the first quarter with the PAT and ensuing kickoff, filling in for injured sixth-year senior placekicker Matt Coghlin . . . Rusnak ended 3-of-3 on PATs, 0-1 on FGs and had five kickoffs for a 55.4 ypk average . . . Rusnak became the first Spartan other than Coghlin to kick a PAT since 2016.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

TEAM
• The Spartans are third in the Big Ten and 27th in the FBS in scoring offense (34.0 ppg) and fourth in the conference and 30th overall in total offense (446.1 ypg).

• MSU's resurgent rushing attack ranks fourth in the Big Ten and 30th in the FBS, averaging 198.2 yards per game. Last season, MSU averaged 91.4 ypg on the ground. The Spartans accumulated 326 rushing yards at Northwestern – the first time MSU put up more than 300 rushing yards in a game since 2014 (330 yards at Indiana) – and had 272 yards on the ground against Youngstown State and 193 at Miami. MSU is averaging 5.39 yards per carry, which is 12th in the FBS.

• Michigan State has scored eight touchdowns of 50-plus yards this season:
   • 75-yard rush by Kenneth Walker vs. Northwestern (first quarter)
   • 75-yard pass from Payton Thorne to Jayden Reed vs. Youngstown State (first quarter)
   • 85-yard pass from Thorne to Reed vs. Youngstown State (second quarter)
   • 63-yard pass from Thorne to Jalen Nailor vs. Rutgers (first quarter)
   • 63-yard pass from Thorne to Nailor vs. Rutgers (second quarter)
   • 65-yard pass from Thorne to Nailor vs. Rutgers (second quarter)
   • 94-yard rush by Walker vs. Rutgers (third quarter)
   • 58-yard rush by Walker vs. Michigan (fourth quarter)

• Michigan State is tied for first in the FBS in 80-plus yard plays (2) and tied for fourth in 70-plus yard plays (4) and 60-plus yard plays (7). MSU is also tied for ninth with 10 plays of 50-plus yards.

• Michigan State scored a touchdown on its first play from scrimmage in the first two games of the season. Against Northwestern, junior transfer running back Kenneth Walker III raced 75 yards to the end zone on his first carry as a Spartan, while Payton Thorne found Jayden Reed on a 75-yard touchdown pass against Youngstown State. Dating back to 1944 when school single-game play-by-play records are available, Walker's 75-yard TD marked the first time Michigan State has scored on its first play from scrimmage to start a season. Before the season opener, the last time MSU scored on its first play from scrimmage was on Sept. 25, 2010, against Northern Colorado, as Edwin Baker had a 5-yard run following an interception on UNC's first possession that gave MSU first-and-goal from the 5.

• Four Michigan State Spartans have earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors this season:
   • RB Kenneth Walker III, Offensive Player of the Week vs. Northwestern and Michigan
   • QB Payton Thorne, Co-Offensive Player of the Week vs. Miami
   • WR/PR/KR Jayden Reed, Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Nebraska
   • WR Jalen Nailor, Co-Offensive Player of the Week vs. Rutgers

• Michigan State achieved a rare statistical feat in Week 6 at Rutgers. For only the fifth time in FBS history, a trio of players from the same team in the same game had 300 yards passing (Payton Thorne with 339 yards), 200 yards rushing (Kenneth Walker III with 233 yards) and 200 yards receiving (Jalen Nailor with 221 yards).

Payton Thorne vs Western Kentucky

QUARTERBACKS: PAYTON THORNE RANKS SECOND IN BIG TEN IN PASSING EFFICIENCY
• Redshirt sophomore quarterback Payton Thorne, who started in the 2020 season finale at Penn State, was named the team's starting quarterback in Week 1 against Northwestern after competing with sixth-year graduate transfer Anthony Russo (Temple) during spring practice and preseason camp. Thorne owns an 8-2 record as a starting quarterback at MSU (8-1 in 2021).

• A midseason addition to the Manning Award Watch List, Thorne has completed 62 percent of his passes (151-of-243) for 2,173 yards, 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He ranks among the Big Ten and FBS leaders in passing efficiency (second and 30th with 154.6 rating), passing TDs (third and 23rd with 17), passing (sixth and 38th with 241.4 ypg) and total offense (fifth and 42nd with 256.2 ypg).

• Thorne also ranks third on the team in rushing with a net of 133 yards on 53 carries with three TDs, although he has gained a total of 255 yards on the ground.

• Thorne ranks tied for third in the FBS with five passes of 60-plus yards, all touchdowns (85 yards to Jayden Reed vs. Youngstown State; 75 yards to Reed vs. Youngstown State; 65 yards to Jalen Nailor vs. Rutgers; two 63-yarders to Nailor vs. Rutgers). Thorne also ranks 10th in the FBS with 842 yards of his passing coming on completions of 20-plus yards and tied for eighth with nine TDs of 20-plus yards.

• At Purdue on Nov. 6, Thorne was 20-of-30 passing for 276 yards, two TDs (both to Tre Mosley) and one interception. He also had a 32-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter.

• Thorne helped spark a 16-point second-half comeback in the 37-33 win over No. 6 Michigan on Oct. 30 in Spartan Stadium. With the Spartans trailing 30-14, Thorne threw several key passes to rally the Spartans, including a 28-yard pass to Jayden Reed on a fourth-and-4 play from the UM 29 that set up Kenneth Walker's 1-yard TD run in the third quarter. Thorne also converted twice on two-point conversions with passes to Tre Mosley and Reed. Overall, Thorne was 19-of-30 passing for 196 yards and two interceptions against the Wolverines.

• Thorne threw for a career-high 339 yards in the victory over Rutgers on Oct. 9, including touchdown passes of 65, 63 and 63 yards to Nailor.

• Thorne threw for 327 yards in the victory over Western Kentucky while completing 20-of-30 throws. He also had a 12-yard rushing touchdown.

• The product of Naperville, Illinois, was named the Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week by the conference office on Sept. 20 and was also recognized as the Manning Award National Quarterback of the Week for his performance at No. 24 Miami in Week 3. Thorne became just the second Spartan quarterback in school history, joining Connor Cook, to throw for four touchdowns in back-to-back games during MSU's 38-17 victory over the Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium. Thorne threw for a career-high four TDs in the Week 2 win over Youngstown State, and matched that effort against Miami by completing 18-of-31 passes for 261 yards and four more touchdowns. Cook threw for four TDs in consecutive games against Indiana and Nebraska in 2015.

• At Miami, Thorne first found Kenneth Walker III on a 7-yard screen pass for a score in the second quarter, then connected with Jalen Nailor on an 11-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Thorne's third TD pass of the game came on a third-and-7 play early in the fourth as he hit Jayden Reed in the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown. Although Thorne ended up with a net of 4 rushing yards, he scrambled for a 22-yard gain on a third-and-6 play and also converted on fourth-and-1 with a quarterback sneak to propel a touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter to make it 31-17 in favor of MSU. Thorne finished the eight-play, 75-yard drive by finding Nailor in the end zone for a 39-yard pass, one play after getting the first down on the QB sneak.

• In the 42-14 win over Youngstown State in Week 2, Thorne completed 15-of-21 passes for 280 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. It marked the first time a Spartan quarterback threw for four TDs in a game since Brian Lewerke vs. Northwestern in 2017. Thorne also had 19 yards rushing on three carries (6.3 avg.), including a 10-yard TD run.

• In his second career start, Thorne threw for 185 yards on 15-of-25 passing with one TD at Northwestern in Week 1 to earn his first win as the Spartans' starting QB. Thorne also rushed for 28 yards on five carries.

• Thorne made first career start at Penn State on Dec. 12, 2020, in the regular-season finale and was 22-of-39 passing for 325 yards, an MSU record for both a Spartan QB in his first start, and also the most ever passing yards by a Spartan freshman. He also threw for three TDs in the game.

RUNNING BACKS: K9 LEADS THE FBS IN RUSHING
• Junior running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Kenneth Walker III continues to lead the FBS in rushing, averaging 147.8 yards per game. He also leads the FBS in total rushing yards (1,330), yards after contact (981) and 20-plus yard carries (16).

• In addition, Walker ranks among the FBS leaders in yards from scrimmage (third with 155.1 ypg), rushing touchdowns (third with 15), scoring (third with 10.7 ppg), total touchdowns (third with 16), total points (third with 96), 10-plus yard carries (third with 35), all-purpose yards (fifth with 154.0 ypg) and yards per carry (10th with 6.75 avg.).

• Through just nine games, Walker has already collected an FBS-leading 1,330 rushing yards, the most by a Spartan since Jeremy Langford had 1,522 yards in 13 games in 2014. That was also the last time MSU had a 1,000-yard rusher. Walker was the fastest Spartan to reach 1,000 yards in a single season in terms of carries (153 carries).

• One of 15 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, Walker was named a first-team midseason All-American by The Associated Press, CBS Sports, ESPN.com, The Athletic and The Sporting News.

• Walker has six 100-yard rushing games this season, including two 200-yard games (264 vs. Northwestern on Sept. 3; 172 at Miami on Sept. 18; 126 vs. Western Kentucky on Sept. 25; 233 at Rutgers on Oct. 9; 197 vs. Michigan on Oct. 30; 136 at Purdue on Nov. 6).

• Walker collected his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season with 136 yards on 22 carries at Purdue on Nov. 6, including a 14-yard TD on fourth down in the second quarter.

• Following a record-breaking performance in the 37-33 win over No. 6 Michigan on Oct. 30, Walker III collected several honors, including National Offensive Player of the Week (Walter Camp Football Foundation, Maxwell Award, The Athletic) and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.

• Walker rushed for five touchdowns, the most by any player ever against the Wolverines, and finished with a total of 197 yards on just 23 carries (8.6 avg.). His scores came on runs of 27 and 8 yards in the second quarter, 1 yard in the third quarter, and 58 and 23 yards in the fourth quarter. He also had 208 all-purpose yards (197 rushing, 11 receiving). The five TDs tied for the second most in school history (record: six by Blake Ezor vs. Northwestern in 1989; five by Javon Ringer vs. Eastern Michigan in 2008). Walker had 208 yards from scrimmage in the game (11 receiving yards on three catches).

• Walker's first carry against Michigan was for 8 yards, putting him over the 1,000-mark for the season. He became the fastest Spartan to reach 1,000 yards in terms of carries in MSU history (153 carries; previous, Javon Ringer in 2007 with 154).

• Walker's 94-yard touchdown run in the third quarter at Rutgers was the longest rush in the 125-year history of Michigan State football, bettering a 90-yard by Lynn Chandnois vs. Arizona in 1949. It was also the longest offensive play from scrimmage in school history, topping the 93-yard pass from Tony Banks to Nigea Carter vs. Indiana in 1994. Walker's 94-yard TD run is also tied for the fifth-longest rush in the FBS in 2021.

• Walker had a record-setting debut as a Spartan, rushing for a career-high 264 yards – the seventh-highest total in school history – while scoring a career-high four touchdowns to lead the Spartans past Northwestern on Sept. 3. It marked the most rushing yards by a Spartan in a debut wearing the Green and White and the fourth most by a player in the FBS this season. Walker became just the second Spartan to record more than 250 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the same game (Eric Allen, school-record 350 yards and four TDs vs. Purdue on Oct. 30, 1971).

• After seeing limited action in Week 2 vs. Youngstown State (seven carries for 57 yards, 1 TD, 8.1 avg.), Walker was back at it in the victory at Miami on Sept. 18, compiling 172 yards on the ground on 27 carries (6.4 avg.) while also catching three passes for 17 yards, including his first career TD reception on a 7-yard screen pass in the second quarter.

• Walker had his third 100-yard rushing game of the season with 126 yards on 24 carries in the victory over Western Kentucky in Week 5. He scored three touchdowns in the first half (5, 5 and 3 yards).

• Led by a school-record 94-yard touchdown run at Rutgers, Walker finished with a career-high 29 carries for 233 yards against the Scarlet Knights.

• Walker also set a school record at Wake Forest for the longest touchdown run with a 96-yarder vs. Rice as a true freshman in 2019.

• Walker is averaging 159.1 rushing yards per game against FBS opponents this season (264 vs. Northwestern; 172 vs. Miami; 61 vs. Nebraska; 126 vs. Western Kentucky; 233 vs. Rutgers; 84 vs. Indiana; 197 vs. Michigan; 136 vs. Purdue).

• Sophomore Jordon Simmons, who led the team in rushing as a true freshman with 219 yards on 56 carries (3.9 avg.) in five games, ranks second on the team with 193 rushing yards on 41 carries (21.4 ypg; 4.7 avg.). Simmons recorded his first 100-yard rushing game with 121 yards on 16 carries in the win over Youngstown State in Week 2.

• Redshirt junior Elijah Collins, who led the team with 988 rushing yards as a redshirt freshman in 2019, had three carries for 32 yards and one catch for a 20-yard TD against Youngstown State in Week 2 before leaving the game with an injury. After missing five games, he returned to action on special teams vs. Michigan.

• Redshirt junior Harold Joiner, a transfer from Auburn, has eight carries for 38 yards (4.8 avg.).

WIDE RECEIVERS: JAYDEN REED LEADS TALENTED GROUP OF WRs WITH 37 CATCHES
• Michigan State features a receiving duo in redshirt junior Jayden Reed and redshirt junior Jalen Nailor that both rank among the Big Ten leaders in several categories. Reed leads the team with 37 catches for 715 yards, while Nailor has 31 receptions for 587 yards. Nailor did not play last week at Purdue due to an injury.

• Reed was named a first-team midseason All-American by CBS Sports as an all-purpose player and by The Sporting News as a returner. He was a second-team midseason All-American by The Athletic as an all-purpose player.

• Reed ranks among the Big Ten and FBS leaders in all-purpose yards (third in Big Ten and 21st in FBS, 130.9 ypg), yards per catch (second and 21st, 19.3 avg.) and receiving yards (fifth and 36th with 79.4 ypg).

• He also is tied for the FBS lead with two punt returns for touchdowns (62 yards vs. Nebraska, 88 yards vs. Western Kentucky). Although he doesn't qualify due to a statistic minimum in the NCAA stats (1.2 returns per game), Reed would ranks second in the nation in punt returns with his 21.3 average and is tied for the lead with two punt returns for TDs.

• Reed has scored a total of eight touchdowns this season (five receiving, two punt return, one rushing), good for eighth most in the Big Ten.

• Reed was recognized on the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for the third time of the season after collecting a career-high 285 all-purpose yards (127 receiving, 88 punt return, 63 kick return, 7 rushing), the seventh-most single-game total in school history, in the win over Western Kentucky on Oct. 2. Reed scored the first time he touched the ball against the Hilltoppers with an 88-yard punt return, marking his second consecutive punt return for a touchdown (62 yards vs. Nebraska in fourth quarter). He also had his second 100-yard receiving effort of the season with four catches for 127 yards vs. WKU, including a 46-yard TD in the first quarter.

• Reed was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 27; he was also recognized on the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for the second time this season (Week 2 vs. Youngstown State). With MSU trailing 20-13 to Nebraska late in the fourth quarter, Reed returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown to tie the game with 3:47 remaining, setting the stage for an overtime win over the Huskers. It marked MSU's first punt return for a touchdown since Nov. 26, 2011 (Keshawn Martin 57 yards at Northwestern). Reed finished the game with 192 all-purpose yards (69 kick return, 62 punt return, 59 receiving, 2 rushing). His 41-yard kick return in the second quarter set up an MSU field goal. He also hauled in four passes for 59 yards, including a 35-yard TD catch from Thorne in the second quarter.

• Reed caught four passes for a career-high 181 yards against Youngstown State in Week 2; two of those catches came for 160 yards in the first half alone (75 yard TD on first play of the game; 85 yard TD in second quarter). Reed has seven 100-yard receiving games in his career (four at Western Michigan in 2018; one at MSU in 2020; two at MSU in 2021). He also tallied 264 all-purpose yards (181 receiving, 32 kick return, 48 punt return) against YSU. Reed's 181-yard receiving effort vs. YSU is the highest in the Big Ten in 2021.

• Redshirt junior Jalen Nailor has 31 catches for 587 yards and six TDs in eight games. He ranks tied for third in the Big Ten and 34th in the nation with his six TD grabs, and he also is third in the Big Ten and 24th nationally in yards per catch (18.9 avg.).

• Nailor was named the Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week against Rutgers after tying a school record with three touchdown receptions to go along with five catches overall for 221 yards, the fourth-highest receiving total in school history, in MSU's 31-13 win over the Scarlet Knights. He caught TD passes of 63, 63 and 65 yards, all in the first half. According to the Big Ten Network, Nailor's 44.2 yards per reception was the highest by a Big Ten player since 2000 (minimum five receptions), surpassing Charles Rogers' 41.2 yards per reception vs. Wisconsin in 2001. Nailor had four catches for a school-record 208 yards in the first half alone. His 221 total receiving yards were the most ever by an opposing receiver in SHI Stadium history, bettering Larry Fitzgerald's (Pittsburgh) 207 yards in 2003.

• Nailor had a career-high eight receptions for 128 yards vs. Western Kentucky in Week 5.

• Nailor had two TD catches at No. 24 Miami, including a 39-yard grab in the end zone in the fourth quarter.

• Nailor topped the 1,000 career yards mark in the Western Kentucky game, becoming the 46th player in MSU history to reach 1,000 career receiving yards. He has 72 catches for 1,249 yards in 25 collegiate games.

• Redshirt sophomore Tre Mosley ranks third on the team with 24 catches for 365 yards; he had a career-long 51-yard reception at Miami and a season-best six receptions for 70 yards vs. Nebraska. Mosley had a career-best two TD catches at Purdue (26 and 11 yards).

Connor Heyward vs Western Kentucky

TIGHT ENDS: HEYWARD MAKES POSITION SWITCH, LEADS TIGHT ENDS WITH 21 RECEPTIONS
• Redshirt senior Connor Heyward converted from running back to tight end during preseason camp, and has started the first nine games at his new position. Heyward has 21 catches for 207 yards and has been a key blocker for the Spartans in their eight victories.

• Former walk-on punter Tyler Hunt made the position switch to tight end in 2020 and has nine catches for 76 yards in nine games this season, including a starting assignment vs. Youngstown State and a touchdown at Indiana.

OFFENSIVE LINE: VETERAN GROUP HAS 197 CAREER STARTS
• Michigan State's offensive line had 152 career starts returning in 2021, which ranked third most in the FBS. That number now stands at 197 career starts on the offensive line for the Spartans through nine games. MSU has nine players of multiple games of starting experience.

• Michigan State used the same starting lineup during the first eight games of the season, but had to rearrange the lineup at Purdue on Nov. 6 due to an injury to starting left tackle Jarrett Horst. MSU regularly rotated nine offensive linemen in its rotation throughout the first half of the season.

• Redshirt senior Kevin Jarvis leads the way with 36 career starts, including starting assignments at three different positions. He has started at left tackle (three games in 2019) and right tackle (seven games in 2020) during the past two seasons, but started the first eight games of 2021 at right guard, where he started 17 games in 2017-18. Jarvis started at right tackle vs. Purdue.
• Jarrett Horst, a transfer from Arkansas State, started the first eight games at left tackle. A member of the Outland Trophy Watch List, Horst started 20 games in 2019-20 at left tackle at Arkansas State.

• Junior J.D. Duplain has 19 career starts at left guard, including all nine games in 2021.

• Sixth-year graduate Matt Allen, who only played in one game in 2020 due to a foot injury, has started the first nine games at center. He has started 26 overall games at center throughout his career.

• Sixth-year graduate AJ Arcuri has started all nine games (first eight games at right tackle; left tackle vs. Purdue on Nov. 6). He started all seven games at left tackle in 2020, but made the move to right tackle this season with the addition of Horst. Arcuri, a four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, was named a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy.

• Center Nick Samac, left guard Blake Bueter, right guard Matt Carrick and left tackle Luke Campbell also see regular time in the playing rotation and all have multiple games of starting experience. Bueter made his first start of the season and 12th of his career overall at right guard vs. Purdue on Nov. 6.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

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• Michigan State ranks second in the Big Ten and 13th in the FBS in sacks with 3.11 per game.

• The Spartans are allowing 116.8 yards per game on the ground, fourth best in the Big Ten and 20th in the FBS. MSU has not allowed a player to rush for more than 100 yards this season.

• MSU ranks 45th in the FBS in scoring defense (22.7 ppg). The Spartans have allowed 21 TDs, tied for 19th fewest in the nation.

DEFENSIVE LINE: SENIORS LEADING THE WAYS ON THE ENDS
• Michigan State returns both starting defensive ends in 2021 in sixth-year graduate Drew Beesley and fifth-year graduate Jacub Panasiuk.

• A second-team midseason All-American by The Athletic, Panasiuk has 39 career starts to his credit, most of any active Spartan, including all nine games this season. He ranks among the Big Ten leaders in sacks (tied for eighth with 5.5 for 37 yards) and tackles for loss (tied for 11th with 8.5 for 49 yards). According to Pro Football Focus, he leads the FBS with 63 QB pressures this season.

• Overall, he has 28 tackles, seven QB hurries, two pass break-ups, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.

• Panasiuk was named the Pro Football Focus National Defensive Player of the Week after collecting a career-high two sacks vs. Nebraska; he had seven stops overall against the Huskers.

• Panasiuk ranks among the school's all-time leaders in sacks (13th with 14.5) and tackles for loss (16th with 29.5).

• Beesley returned to action in the Michigan game on Oct. 30 after leaving the Nebraska game on Sept. 25 in the second quarter due to an injury. He has 17 tackles, including 2.5 sacks, in five games of action in 2021.

• Sophomore Jeff Pietrowski, who earned his first career start in Week 2 vs. Youngstown State, has 23 tackles, including 4.5 sacks (24 yards) and 5.0 TFLs (27 yards). He has also recovered a fumble and forced a fumble this season.

• Michigan State has four players with starting experience on the defensive line, including redshirt junior Jacob Slade, redshirt junior Dashaun Mallory, redshirt sophomore Jalen Hunt and redshirt freshman Simeon Barrow. Slade has 27 tackles, including two for losses and one sack; he had a career game against Nebraska with eight tackles. Barrow has started all nine games and leads all Spartan defensive lineman with 28 tackles (2.5 TFLs), but must sit out the first half of the Maryland game due to a targeting call at Purdue.

LINEBACKERS: CROUCH, HALADAY RACKING UP TACKLES FOR THE SPARTANS
• Quavaris Crouch, a junior transfer from Tennessee, started 10 games for the Volunteers last season and has started the first nine games of 2021 for the Spartans. Crouch ranks second on the team and tied for ninth in the Big Ten with 72 tackles, including two sacks (10 yards), three QB hurries, three pass break-ups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Crouch had 13 tackles in back-to-back games vs. Indiana and Michigan.

• Redshirt freshman Cal Haladay earned his first career start in Week 1 and has kept his starting role ever since. Haladay, who was named to the watch list for the Maxwell Football Club Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award on Nov. 9, is third on the team with 65 tackles.

SECONDARY: HENDERSON LEADS TEAM WITH 75 TACKLES
• Senior safety Xavier Henderson, who was named a second-team midseason All-American by The Athletic, leads the team and ranks sixth in the Big Ten with 75 tackles. He also ranks first on the team and tied for eighth in the conference with a career-high 9.0 tackles for loss, including two sacks.

• Henderson has been named a game captain every week this season for the Spartans and has started 28 consecutive games at safety heading into Saturday's game vs. Maryland.

• Henderson recorded a career-high 17 tackles vs. Nebraska, the most by a Spartan since Montae Nicholson in 2016.

• Sophomore Angelo Grose, who started four games as a true freshman at nickelback in 2020, made the move to safety in spring practice and has started the first nine games at his new position this year. Grose recorded his first career interception in the win at Miami and ranks fourth on the team with 59 tackles. He had a career-high 16 vs. Western Kentucky on Oct. 2. He also leads the team with six pass break-ups, tied for 10th in the Big Ten.

• At nickelback, redshirt junior Michael Dowell (35 tackles, 5 PBUs) started the first four games, but sophomore Darius Snow (56 tackles, 4 TFLs, one interception, one fumble recovery) has started the past five games.

• Senior transfer Ronald Williams (Alabama) has started seven of the first nine games for the Spartans. He has 29 tackles, including two TFLs, five PBUs, one sack and one interception (vs. Miami).

• Junior transfer Chester Kimbrough (Florida) has started the last eight games at corner for the Spartans. Kimbrough recorded his first career interception in overtime in the win over Nebraska. He has 30 tackles on the season.

• Redshirt freshman Marqui Lowery has played in four games and has eight tackles.

• Freshman Charles Brantley made his first career pick a memorable one, sealing the win over Michigan with an interception in the last minute of the game. He has 18 tackles and four pass break-ups in seven games and earned his first career start at Purdue on Nov. 6.

KICKER: MATT COGHLIN ALL-TIME LEADER IN FIELD GOALS IN SCHOOL HISTORY
• Sixth-year graduate Matt Coghlin has been the team's starting placekicker for the past five seasons, dating back to 2017. Coghlin became the school's all-time leader in field goals with his 72nd career field goal in the win over Rutgers in Week 6, surpassing Brett Swenson (2006-09).

• Coghlin is also closing in on becoming MSU's all-time leading scorer. Swenson holds that record with 377 career points; Coghlin is currently second in school history with 368 points.

• Coghlin picked up All-Big Ten honors for the fourth time in his career in 2020 (2018, first team, media; 2017 and 2019-20, honorable mention) in addition to earning Academic All-Big Ten honors for the fourth year in a row.

• For the fourth time in his career, Coghlin was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking two field goals in Michigan State's 20-15 win at Indiana on Oct. 16. Coghlin's 51-yard field goal in the third quarter tied his career long and put MSU on top, 10-9. He added a 49-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to go 2-for-2 on field goals for the day, extending MSU's lead to 20-15. It marked Coghlin's third game with multiple field goals in the last four contests and his 22nd career game with two or more field goals. The two field goals also extended his MSU career record with his 74th career upright split, as well as No. 1 for active FBS players. The 74 field goals now gives Coghlin sole possession of No. 2 on the Big Ten career field goals list (record: 78 by Penn State's Kevin Kelly, 2005-08).

• Coghlin was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time in his career after going 3-of-4 on field goals in the win over No. 8 Northwestern on Nov. 28, 2020, including the game-winner from 48 yards out with 3:35 left in the game that put MSU on top, 23-20, in the eventual 29-20 victory.

• Coghlin connected on 3-of-4 field goals against Nebraska in Week 4, including the fifth game-winning field goal of his career with a 21-yarder in overtime. His four previous game-winners include a 34-yarder as time expired to beat No. 7 Penn State in 2017; a 21-yarder with five seconds left to defeat Indiana in 2019; a 33-yarder to beat Maryland in 2019; and a 48-yarder with 3:35 remaining to beat No. 8 Northwestern in 2020.
• Coghlin missed the Purdue game on Nov. 6 due to an injury and freshman placekicker Stephen Rusnak made his Spartan debut in Coghlin's absence. Rusnak ended 3-of-3 on PATs, 0-1 on FGs and had five kickoffs for a 55.4 ypk average; he became the first Spartan other than Coghlin to kick a PAT since 2016.

PUNTER: BARINGER LEADS BIG TEN IN PUNTING AVERAGE
• Redshirt senior Bryce Baringer ranks first in the Big Ten and third in the FBS in punting (49.0 avg.). He's also second with 18 punts of 50-plus yards, including four punts of 60-plus yards. Baringer is 10th in the league with 11 punts inside the 20. He was added to the Ray Guy Award Watch List on Oct. 22.

• Baringer averaged 55.8 yards per punt (five for 279 yards) in the win over Michigan Oct. 30, including a 66-yarder.

• Baringer averaged 58.8 yards per punt (six punts for 353 yards) vs. Nebraska in Week 4, the second-highest single-game punting average in Big Ten history (minimum four punts). Baringer had a career-long of 67 yards, a new season-long for the second week in a row after a 65-yarder at Miami, and part of a career-best five punts over 50-yard for the night, including three of 60-plus yards. Only former Spartan All-American punter Mike Sadler had a higher single-game punting average in the history of the Big Ten (minimum four punts; 59.2 avg. vs. Indiana on Oct. 12, 2013; four punts for 237 yards). Prior to the game on Sept. 25, Michigan State and Nebraska honored the memories of Sadler and 2015 Big Ten Punter of the Year Sam Foltz as Mike's mother, Karen, and sister, Katie, along with Sam's parents Jill and Gerald Foltz, participated in the coin toss. Mike Sadler and Sam Foltz were both tragically killed in a car accident on July 23, 2016, while working a kicking camp near Waukesha, Wisconsin. It marked the first time Nebraska had played in East Lansing since the tragic accident.

• Baringer was a walk-on who joined the team in September 2018 and punted in four games. He was not on the 2019 roster, but rejoined the team as a walk-on in 2020 and earned the starting position in all seven games. Baringer earned a scholarship prior to the 2021 season.

RETURNS: JAYDEN REED NAMED FIRST-TEAM MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICAN
• Redshirt junior Jayden Reed leads the team in kick returns (eight for 208 yards, 26.0 avg.) and punt returns (10 for 213 yards; 23.3 avg.). He was named a first-team midseason All-American as a returner by The Sporting News and also earned midseason All-America honors by CBS Sports (first team) and The Athletic (second team) as an all-purpose player. Reed is No. 21 in the FBS in all-purpose yards (130.9 ypg) and combined kick returns (421).

• Reed is tied for the FBS lead with two punt returns for touchdowns, which already ties a school single-season record; he returned back-to-back punts for scores with a game-tying 62-yarder in the fourth quarter vs. Nebraska and an 88-yarder on his first attempt vs. Western Kentucky, tying the fourth-longest punt return in MSU history.

• Reed returned back-to-back punts for a TD (fourth quarter vs. Nebraska, 62 yards; first quarter vs. Western Kentucky, 88 yards) to become just the third player in school history to return two punts for a touchdown in the same season (Bill Simpson, 1972; James Ellis, 1951); both Simpson and Ellis also returned their punts for touchdowns in back-to-back games (Simpson: 48 yards vs. Illinois on Sept. 16, 1972; 74 yards vs. Georgia Tech on Sept. 23, 1972; Ellis: 57 yards vs. Penn State on Oct. 20, 1951; 55 yards vs. Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 1951). Ellis also returned his on back-to-back attempts, although there were other punts downed and returned by other players (Leroy Bolden) between his TD returns, where Reed returned his on back-to-back punts.

• Reed's 62-yard punt return for a TD vs. Nebraska in Week 4 was the first punt return for a score by a Spartan since Nov. 26, 2011, when Keshawn Martin returned a punt 57 yards for a TD at Northwestern.

• Reed is tied for first among active FBS players with three punt returns for touchdowns in his career. He also had a 93-yard punt return for a TD as a freshman at Western Michigan in 2018 against Delaware State. Reed was a Freshman All-American at WMU in 2018 after collecting 1,119 all-purpose yards (797 receiving, 215 punt return, 116 kick return, -7 rushing).

• Reed's 18.4-yard punt return average for his collegiate career ranks first among active players in the FBS.

No. 7 Michigan State Takes On Maryland Saturday in Spartan Stadium

Game 10: No. 7 Michigan State (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) vs. Maryland (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten)

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Players Mentioned

Matt Allen

AJ Arcuri

Bryce Baringer

Simeon Barrow Jr.

Drew Beesley

Charles Brantley

Blake Bueter

Luke Campbell

Matt Carrick

Matt Coghlin

Elijah Collins

Quavaris Crouch

Michael Dowell

J.D. Duplain

Angelo Grose

Cal Haladay

Xavier Henderson

Connor Heyward

Jarrett Horst

Jalen Hunt

Tyler Hunt

Kevin Jarvis

Harold Joiner III

Chester Kimbrough

Marqui Lowery Jr.

Dashaun Mallory

Tre Mosley

Jalen Nailor

Jacub Panasiuk

Jeff Pietrowski Jr.

Jayden Reed

Stephen Rusnak

Anthony Russo

Nick Samac

Jordon Simmons

Jacob Slade

Darius Snow

Payton Thorne

Kenneth Walker III

Ronald Williams II

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