Post-Game Notes: Indiana

TEAM/SERIES
• Michigan State fell in double overtime to Indiana, 39-31, on Saturday in Spartan Stadium . . . MSU is 1-1 in overtime games this season (beat Wisconsin in double overtime in Spartan Stadium on Oct. 15) . . . MSU is 8-8 all-time in overtime games . . . Mel Tucker is 2-1 in OT games at MSU . . . MSU still leads the all-time series against Indiana, 49-18-2, including a 26-8-1 record in East Lansing.

• Michigan State recognized 17 seniors on Senior Day vs. Indiana: P Bryce Baringer, TE Daniel Barker, S Kendell Brooks, RB Jarek Broussard, OG Matt Carrick, RB Elijah Collins, DE Michael Fletcher, OL Brian Greene, S Xavier Henderson, TE Tyler Hunt, PK Ben Patton, WR Jayden Reed, DT Jacob Slade, CB Ameer Speed, LB Ben VanSumeren, TE Powers Warren and CB Ronald Williams II.

OFFENSE

• Michigan State had two 100-yard rushers (Jalen Berger, 119 yards; Elijah Collins, 107 yards) in the same game for the first time since Oct. 18, 2014 vs. Indiana (Nick Hill, 178 yards; Jeremy Langford, 109 yards).

• Michigan State's 540 yards of total offense was not only a season high, but also the Spartans' first game this season surpassing the 500-yard mark and the first time since amassing 588 yards last season vs. Rutgers (10/9/21).

• MSU's 242 rushing yards were the most for the Spartans in a Big Ten game this season and second most of the season behind 260 in game two vs. Akron (9/10/22) . . . the Spartans' 298 passing yards were also their most in a Big Ten game this season and second most of the year, behind 323 at Washington (9/17/22).

• Redshirt junior quarterback Payton Thorne became the seventh MSU quarterback to reach 6,000 career passing yards, with his first completion of the game on the Spartans' first offensive play from scrimmage, a 39-yard completion to sophomore wide receiver Keon Coleman . . . Thorne finished 27-for-42 for 298 yards with two TDs . . . the 298 passing yards were Thorne's most in a Big Ten contest this season and second most of the season overall behind 323 at Washington (9/17/22) . . . the 298 yards gives Thorne 6,265 career passing yards, moving into No. 5 on MSU's all-time list.

• Thorne's two TDs give him 18 for the season and 48 for his career . . . the two TDs marked Thorne's sixth game this season with multiple TDs as part of eight out of the last 13 games and 13th total time in a career . . . Thorne moved up to No. 4 on MSU's career TD passing list, passing Brian Lewerke (2016-19) with 47 TDs.

• Redshirt sophomore running back Jalen Berger rushed for 119 yards on a career-high 21 carries (5.7 avg.) for his third 100-yard game of the season (120 vs. Akron; 107 vs. Western Michigan) . . . Berger had two explosive runs in the game (36 yards and 29 yards) . . . the 119 yards was a B1G-high for the third-straight game (119 vs. Indiana, 85 vs. Rutgers and 81 vs. Illinois).

• Redshirt senior Elijah Collins rushed for a season-high 107 yards on 19 carries with two TDs . . . the 107 rushing yards marked Collins' first 100-yard rushing game since Nov. 23, 2019, at Rutgers (109 yards) . . . the two TDs tied a career high, matching two vs. Illinois on Nov. 9, 2019 . . . Collins registered his fourth 100-yard outing of his career . . . Collins finished with 150 all-purpose yards after adding four receptions for 43 yards, both new career highs, topping previous career-best of three receptions, done twice, last vs. Illinois (11/5/22), and previous receiving yards of 23 from his redshirt freshman season of 2019.

• Collins scored his second TD of the game on a 31-yard scamper in the third quarter, marking MSU's longest scoring rush of the season and third-longest overall rush of the season.

• Sophomore wide receiver Keon Coleman recorded his third 100-yard outing of the season with eight catches for 107 yards, marking his most receptions in a Big Ten game and the second most of his career behind nine at Washington (9/17/22) . . . Coleman also had 100-yard games vs. Washington (116) and Michigan (career-high 155).

• Graduate senior wide receiver Jayden Reed had four catches for 52 yards, and now has 2,033 yards during his MSU career, becoming the 12th Spartan receiver to reach 2,000 career yards . . . overall, Reed now has 2,830 receiving yards for his collegiate career . . . Reed has at least one catch in 30 straight games played, which is all 30 games of his Spartan career, and in 42 of his 43 career collegiate games . . . the 30 consecutive games with a reception streak is No. 20 among active FBS players.

• Redshirt sophomore tight end Maliq Carr snared his first TD of his collegiate career with a 5-yard TD catch in the second quarter . . . additionally, Carr also registered a career-high four receptions for 27 yards.

• Redshirt freshman Geno VanDeMark started his first career game at right guard.

DEFENSE
• Michigan State held Indiana to just 31 passing yards, including 7 in regulation . . . the 31 passing yards were the fewest by a Spartan opponent since Oct. 18, 2004 (Indiana with 11).

• Redshirt sophomore linebacker Cal Haladay led the Spartans with 10 tackles . . . it marked Haladay's sixth double-figure tackle game of the season and 10^th of his career . . . Haladay leads MSU with 109 tackles on the season.

• Redshirt sophomore defensive end Avery Dunn posted career highs in tackles (7) and tackles for loss (2.5 for 14 yards) . . . he tied his career best with one sack (10 yards).

• Graduate senior linebacker Ben VanSumeren had six tackles, including a 9-yard sack.

SPECIAL TEAMS
• Graduate senior punter Bryce Baringer, the Ray Guy Award Watch List member and four-time Ray's 8 honoree, had three punts in the extreme cold, windy conditions, for a 31.0 ypp average with one going out-of-bounds at the 21, and all three were not returned, with two being downed and one out-of-bounds . . . with a long of 41 yards, Saturday was the first game this season that Baringer did not have a 50+ yard punt, as his streak of at least one punt of 50+ yards came to a close at 11 games in a row dating back to last season, but has had at least one 50+ yard punt in 27 of 35 career games played.

• Redshirt-junior placekicker Ben Patton was 4-for-4 on PATs and 1-for-3 on field goals . . . Patton is now 15-for-16 on PATs this season and 23-for-24 for his collegiate career . . . he is also now 4-for-8 on field goals this season and 9-for-14 in his collegiate career.

• Patton's field goal was MSU's first score of the game, as the Spartans' last three scoring drives have concluded with a Patton field goal, with two in the Rutgers game coming in the fourth quarter to secure the Victory for MSU, and opening the scoring Saturday in the Indiana game.

• Michael Fletcher blocked Charles Campbell's 37-yard field-goal attempt in the first overtime; MSU has blocked a field goal in consecutive weeks (Jacob Slade vs. Rutgers).

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