Post-Game Notes: Ohio State

11/20/2021 8:17:00 PM | Football

SERIES/TEAM
Michigan State fell to Ohio State, 56-7, Saturday in Ohio Stadium . . . OSU leads the all-time series, 35-15, including a six-game winning streak.

Placekicker Matt Coghlin and defensive end Jacub Panasiuk both played in their 55th career game in a Spartan uniform, establishing a new MSU program record (previous record: 54 games by Mike Sadler, Marcus Rush, Shilique Calhoun, Darien Harris, Taybor Pepper and Taiwan Jones).

OFFENSE
Keon Coleman had a season-best three catches for 27 yards and scored his first career touchdown with a 12-yard catch in the fourth quarter.

Kenneth Walker III, who entered the game as the nation's leading rusher with 147.3 yards per game, was held to season lows in yards (25) and carries (6) . . . he had 29 yards from scrimmage overall (4-yard reception) . . . he only played in one series in the second half.

Tre Mosley had a 46-yard reception in the third quarter, marking his second-longest reception of his career, behind a 51-yarder at Miami (9/18/21).

Tight end Connor Heyward snared a season-high four receptions for 20 yards, topping his previous high of three catches, done five previous games, and the most in a game since five catches vs. Ohio State last season (12/5/20).

Fellow graduate tight end Tyler Hunt set or tied a career-high for receiving yards for the third-straight week, after matching his career-best with 30 receiving yards, matching the 30 yards last time out vs. Maryland (11/13/21) that topped previous career-high of 25 yards at Purdue (11/6/21).

MSU was held to season lows in points (7), total offense (224 yards) and rushing (66 yards).

DEFENSE
Sophomore safety Darius Snow posted a career-high 16 tackles, registering a double-digit tackle outing and career-high for the third time in the last four games, joining 10 vs. Michigan (10/30/21) and 13 at Purdue (11/6/21) . . . Snow's 16 stops are tied for the second-most by a Spartan defender this season behind senior safety Xavier Henderson's 17 tackles vs. Nebraska (9/25/21) and matching sophomore safety Angelo Grose with 16 stops vs. Western Kentucky (10/2/21) . . . Snow played all 86 snaps, the only Spartan defensive player to play every snap and one of three players overall (offensive linemen Blake Bueter and J.D. Duplain).

Cornerback Justin White recorded his first interception as a Spartan with a pick in the third quarter . . . White is the eighth different Spartan defender with an interception this season.

With his second-quarter sack, redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Maverick Hansen registered his third sack of the season and now has 5.5 tackles for loss on the season.

SPECIAL TEAMS
Bryce Baringer averaged 49.7 yards per punt (nine punts for 447 yards) . . . he had a season-long 74-yard punt in the fourth quarter . . . he placed five of his nine punts inside the 20 . . . his first punt of 56 yards marked his ninth outing in the 11 games this season with at least one 50+ punt . . . he later added a 61-yarder in the second quarter as he has had at least one 60-yard punt in six games this season.