Spartans Return Home to Face Prairie View A&M on Saturday

Game 3: Michigan State (2-0) vs. Prairie View A&M (1-1)

Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
Kickoff: 3:40 p.m. ET
Location: East Lansing, Mich.
Stadium: Spartan Stadium (74,866)
Surface: Natural Grass

►GAME DAY INFORMATION
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►BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Big Ten Network
Streaming/Mobile: FOX Sports app | Watch Live
Announcers: Mark Followill (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Dannie Rogers (sidelines)
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Radio: Spartan Media Network | Affiliate Listings
Play-by-Play: George Blaha
Analyst: Jason Strayhorn
Sidelines: Jehuu Caulcrick
Broadcast Host: Will Tieman
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Pregame Show: Begins at 2 p.m.

►SERIES INFORMATION
All-Time Series: First meeting

►HEAD COACHES
MSU Head Coach: Jonathan Smith
MSU Record: 2-0 (first year)
Overall Record: 36-35 (seventh year)
Record vs. PVAMU: First meeting

Prairie View A&M Head Coach: Bubba McDowell
PVAMU Record: 13-12 (third year)
Overall Record: 13-12 (third year)
Record vs. MSU: First meeting

►SPARTAN FOOTBALL NEWS AND NOTES
• Fresh off a last-second victory at Maryland to start the Big Ten season, Michigan State returns home to face Prairie View A&M on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 3:40 p.m. in Spartan Stadium. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network with Mark Followill (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst) and Dannie Rogers (sidelines) on the call. Saturday's game marks the first-ever meeting between Michigan State and Prairie View A&M.

• MSU improved to 2-0 on the season with a 27-24 win at Maryland last Saturday in the Big Ten opener. Down 24-17 with 4:22 left in the game, sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles found freshman Nick Marsh for a 77-yard touchdown to tie it at 24, and Jonathan Kim hit a 37-yard field goal with one second remaining to put the Spartans on top, 27-24.

• After falling in the season opener at home to Texas Southern, 27-9, Prairie View A&M responded with a 37-31 road win at Northwestern State last Saturday to improve to 1-1.

• Nick Marsh was named the Shaun Alexander Award National Freshman of the Week and the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after catching eight passes for 194 yards – the 10th-highest single-game total in Spartan history – in the victory over Terrapins. It also marked the second-most receiving yards in a game by a Spartan freshman. Marsh's first career touchdown, a 77-yarder that tied the game in the fourth quarter, was MSU's longest TD reception since Jayden Reed had an 85-yard touchdown catch vs. Youngstown State on Sept. 11, 2021. In the fourth quarter alone, Marsh had four receptions for 151 yards. Marsh was also named the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week for his performance at Maryland. He currently ranks third in the Big Ten with 102.5 receiving yards per game (nine catches for 205 yards), and is also third in the FBS among freshmen and 24th overall in receiving yards per game.

• Michigan State University will induct six individuals and a trailblazing pair of teams into its Athletics Hall of Fame for the 2024 Class on Friday, Sept. 13. Jessica (Beech) Bograkos (softball), Anson Carter (hockey), Darqueze Dennard (football), Laura (Kueny) Smith (women's golf), Beth (Rohl) Saylors (women's track & field) and Paul Terek (men's track & field) will be joined by the 1965-1966 football teams, who become the first teams inducted into the Hall of Fame. There will also be a special recognition at halftime for the 2024 Class.

• First-year head coach Jonathan Smith is off to a 2-0 start leading the Spartans. Smith became only the second MSU head coach to win his Big Ten debut in his first season, joining John L. Smith in 2003 (vs. Iowa). Hall of Fame Coach Biggie Munn won his first Big Ten game vs. Iowa in MSU's first season in the Big Ten in 1953, which came in Munn's seventh season overall.

►KAY'RON LYNCH-ADAMS, NATHAN CARTER LEAD SPARTANS ON THE GROUND
• Sixth-year graduate Kay'ron Lynch-Adams leads the Spartans in rushing after two games, averaging 73.5 yards per game (19 carries for 147 yards; 7.7 avg., 1 TD), which ranks 11th in the Big Ten. He surpassed the 2,000-career rushing milestone with 46 yards on 10 carries at Maryland; he now has 2,035 career rushing yards in 50 collegiate games.

• Redshirt junior co-captain Nathan Carter has a team-high 30 carries for 107 yards (53.5 ypg; 3.6 avg.).

• Lynch-Adams and Carter have combined for 73 percent of the team's rushing attempts (49 of 67).

►AIDAN CHILES SHOWS IMPROVEMENT IN PASSING GAME
• Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles ranks sixth in the Big Ten with 238.5 passing yards per game. After throwing for 114 yards in his first career start in Week 1 against Florida Atlantic, Chiles passed for 363 yards in the win at Maryland, the eighth-highest single-game total in MSU history and the most by a Spartan QB since Brian Lewerke threw for 400 in a win against Penn State in 2017.

►SPARTANS AMONG BIG TEN LEADERS IN SACKS, TACKLES FOR LOSSES
• The Spartans rank tied for second and tied for sixth in the FBS with eight sacks through the first two weeks of the season (seven vs. FAU; one vs. Maryland).

• MSU has recorded 17 tackles for losses in the first two games, second most in the Big Ten (10.0 vs. FAU; 7.0 vs. Maryland).

• Michigan State recorded seven sacks, 10 tackles for loss and had two interceptions in the season-opening win over Florida Atlantic while holding the Owls to 248 total yards and 10 points. MSU's seven sacks tied for the second most by any team in the FBS in Week 1.

►TAKEAWAY TIME
• Michigan State has recorded three interceptions in the first two games (Nikai Martinez and Angelo Grose vs. FAU; Charles Brantley vs. Maryland), tied for fourth most in the Big Ten.

►ANGELO GROSE LEADS TEAM, RANKS FIFTH IN BIG TEN IN TACKLES
• Fifth-year graduate senior defensive back Angelo Grose leads the team and ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 17 tackles (10 solo, 7 assists). Grose has started 37 career games for the Spartans, tied for the most among active players, along with fifth-year graduate senior linebacker Cal Haladay.

►LINEBACKER CAL HALADAY EXTENDS STARTING STREAK TO 25 STRAIGHT GAMES
• Fifth-year graduate senior linebacker Cal Haladay has started 25 consecutive games, the longest active streak on the team. He is currently third on the Spartan defense with 11 tackles; his 318 career tackles rank 16th most in MSU history.

►KHRIS BOGLE, JORDAN TURNER TIED FOR BIG TEN LEAD IN TACKLES FOR LOSS
• Sixth-year graduate senior defensive lineman Khris Bogle and fifth-year senior linebacker Jordan Turner have both collected 3.5 tackles for loss in the first two games of the season, tied for the most in the Big Ten. Bogle also leads the team and ranks tied for third in the Big Ten with 2.5 sacks.

►RAY GUY AWARD CANDIDATE RYAN ECKLEY LEADS BIG TEN IN PUNTING
• Redshirt sophomore Ryan Eckley, a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, ranks tied for first in the Big Ten in punting with his 50.1-yard average. Eckley is tied for first in the conference with four punts of 50-plus yards. Last season, Eckley was named a Freshman All-American after averaging 46.8 yards per punt, the fifth-longest average in school history.

►JONATHAN KIM KICKS GAME-WINNING FIELD GOAL AT MARYLAND
• Sixth-year graduate senior Jonathan Kim kicked a 37-yard field goal with one second remaining to push Michigan State past Maryland, 27-24, in Week 2. Kim also connected on a 50-yarder as time expired in the first half.

• Kim has made five field goals in the past two seasons of 50-plus yards, including a career-long 58-yarder at Iowa last season, which was a Kinnick Stadium record.

►STAT LEADERS
Michigan State:
Rushing – Gr.-6 Kay'ron Lynch-Adams (19 carries for 147 yards, 7.7 avg., 1 TD, 73.5 ypg)
Passing – So. Aidan Chiles (34-of-62, .548, 477 yards, 3 TDs, 4 INTs, 238.5 ypg)
Receiving – Fr. Nick Marsh (9 catches for 205 yards, 22.8 avg., 1 TD, 102.5 ypg)
Tackles – Gr.-5 DB Angelo Grose (17 tackles; 10 solo, 7 assists; 0.5 TFLs; 1 INT, 1 FF)

Prairie View A&M:
Rushing – Jr. Connor Wisham (26 carries for 98 yards, 3.8 avg., 1 TD, 49.0 ypg)
Passing – Jr. Cameron Peters (28-of-53, .528, 391 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs, 195.5 ypg)
Receiving – Sr. Shemar Savage (12 receptions for 238 yards, 19.8 avg., 1 TD, 119.0 ypg)
Tackles – R-So. LB Jayven Jackson (12 tackles, 6 solo, 6 assists; 1 TFL)

►SERIES NOTES
• Saturday's game marks the first-ever meeting between Michigan State and Prairie View A&M.

►SPARTANS 8-0 ALL-TIME VS. TEAMS FROM NCAA FCS
• Saturday's game also marks just the ninth time in school history that MSU has played an opponent from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). MSU is 8-0 all-time against FCS opponents, with its last victory arriving in 2023, a 45-14 win over Richmond. Michigan State has outscored its FCS opponents, 332-81 (average score of 42-10), in the eight previous meetings.

►A QUICK GLANCE AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (1-1, 0-1 SWAC)
• Prairie View A&M is located in Prairie View, Texas, and is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), playing in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

• The SWAC is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.

• The Panthers tote a 1-1 overall record to East Lansing for Saturday's match-up with the Spartans. PVAMU is coming off a thrilling 37-31 win over Northwestern State Saturday night in Natchitoches, Louisiana, in the first-ever meeting between the Panthers and Demons, withstanding a goal-line stand as time expired.

• After NSU took a 21-20 lead early in the third quarter, PVAMU countered with a 4-yard TD pass from junior quarterback Cameron Peters to senior wide receiver Shemar Savage with 6:05 left in the third quarter and the Panthers never trailed again, adding a 41-yard field goal by graduate placekicker Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez with 25 second left in the stanza for a 30-21 lead heading to the final quarter.

• NSU had a 16-yard interception return for a TD to close to 30-28 early in the fourth, but PVAMU countered with a 5-play, 70-yard drive capped by an 18-yard TD run by graduate running back Lamagea McDowell at the 12:02 mark of the fourth for a 37-28 advantage.

• The Demons got within 37-31 with a field goal, and later forced a Panther punt in the final minute, but sophomore punter Efren Jasso's 53-yard punt pinned the opposition at the NSU 1-yard line with 1:19 remaining. Northwestern State drove down to the PVAMU 1 after a pass play and a person foul penalty, before redshirt-senior linebacker Jeremiah Harris stuffed the NSU quarterback on a QB sneak on the final play of the game.

• Prairie View A&M had a massive edge in total offense, out-gaining NSU, 468-282, including 280-177 in the passing yards column, despite getting out-gained in rushing yards, 184-98.

• Peters finished 18-of-33 for 280 yards passing with two TDs and two INTs, and was also sacked twice, ending with seven rushing for 13 yards.

• Savage had six catches for 133 yards and a TD, while senior wideout Trejon Spiller also had six receptions for 55 yards. Junior running back Connor Wisham led the PVAMU rushing attack with 22 carries for 83 yards and one TD, while McDowell finished with 12 carries for 53 yards and the TD.

• Redshirt-sophomore linebacker Jayven Jackson led the PVAMU defense with seven stops, including one tackle for loss, while redshirt-freshman linebacker Ayden Jones had five tackles to go with one interception and one pass break-up.

• Garcia Rodriguez was 3-for-3 on field goals, making from 34, 22 and 41 yards, adding 4-of-4 on PATs.

• For the season, the Panthers are being out-scored by the opposition, 29.0-23.0, after losing their season opener, 27-9, at home to Texas Southern on Aug. 31.

• Prairie View A&M is averaging 354.0 yards per game on offense, which ranks 38th in FCS, with 249.5 ypg passing, ranking 22nd in the FCS, as well as 19th in FCS in passing yards per completion (13.86), adding 104.5 ypg rushing. The Panthers are being out-scored by the opposition, 29.0-23.0, after losing their season opener, 27-9, at home to Texas Southern on Aug. 31.

• The Panthers are 32nd in FCS in third-down conversion percentage (.400), while the Prairie View A&M defense is 19th in FVS is third-down conversion percentage defense (.286)

• The PVAMU defense is yielding 314.0 ypg of total offense to the opponents through two games, ranking 23rd in FCS, with 135.5 ypg rushing (39th in FCS) and 178.5 ypg passing (33rd in FCS).

• Peters is 28-of-53 (.528) for 391 yards (195.5 ypg) with two TDs and two INTs for the season. Graduate quarterback Lucas Coley is 8-of-20 (.400) for 108 yards with no TDs or INT in the season-opener.

• Wisham has 26 carries for 98 yards (3.8 ypc/49.0 ypg) with one TD through two games, while McDowell has 17 rushes for 68 yards (4.0 ypc/34.0 ypg) with one TD.

• Savage has 12 catches for 238 yards (19.8 ypc/119.0 ypg) with one TD after two games, leading the SWAC in both overall receiving yards and receiving yards/game, while ranking sixth in the FCS in ypg and seventh in receiving yards. While Savage is in the only Panther receiver with over 100 yards through two games, 13 other players have at least one catch, including six others with two or more receptions.

• Jackson leads the PVAMU defense with 12 tackles through two games, with 1.0 TFL and adds one blocked kick.

• Turner adds 11.0 total stops with 0.5 TFL, while Jones has 10 tackles with 0.5 TFL, along with one interception and a pass break-up. Senior safety Terrell Coleman Jr. has 2.0 tackles for loss out of his six total stops, adding a PBU.

• Senior safety Cameron Franklin and redshirt-senior defensive lineman Steven Shaw Jr. are tied for 15th in the FCS in forced fumbles with one each, while senior linebacker Warren Shankle is tied for seventh in FCS with one fumble recovery.

• García Rodríguez is 6-of-6 on field goals with a long of 54 yards, adding 4-of-4 on PATs. He shares the FCS lead for field goals/game (3.0) and field goal percentage (1.000), while eighth in FCS in scoring (11.0 ppg).

• Jasso has 13 punts for a 44.5 ypp average with a long of 67 yards, one of four punts of 50+ yards and has three inside the 20. He is 28th in FCS in punting average

• Prairie View A&M head coach is former NFL All-Pro Bubba McDowell, who is in his third season at the helm of the Panthers' program with an overall record of 13-12. McDowell is in his 11th season overall on the PVAMU coaching staff after eight years as an assistant coaching the Panther cornerbacks, including four seasons as assistant head coach. McDowell played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, helping them to the 1987 National Championship as a standout safety, before a seven-year career in the NFL with the Houston Oilers and Carolina Panthers.

Jaron Glover TD celebration

LAST TIME OUT: MICHIGAN STATE 27, MARYLAND 24

►QUICK RECAP
• Sixth-year graduate senior Jonathan Kim kicked a 37-yard field goal with one second remaining to lead the Spartans past Maryland, 27-24, last Saturday at SECU Stadium.

• The Spartans outgained the Terrapins, 493-339, led by standout offensive performances from freshman wide receiver Nick Marsh and sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles.

• Marsh had eight catches for 194 receiving yards, the 10th most by a Spartan in a single game and the second most by a true freshman, including a 77-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter that tied the game at 24 with 4:11 in the game.

• Chiles was 24-of-38 passing for 363 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. The 363 passing yards were the eighth most by a Spartan quarterback in a single game.

• Defensively, fifth-year senior captain linebacker Jordan Turner led MSU with seven tackles and two tackles for loss, while fellow linebackers Wayne Matthews III and Cal Haladay each had six stops.

• Kim was 2-for-2 on field-goal attempts, including a 50-yarder as time expired in the first half.

►SCORING SUMMARY
• Maryland opened the game with a 14-play, 75-yard scoring drive capped by a 15-yard TD grab by Tai Felton, but the Spartans answered with a touchdown on their first drive, as Chiles found Foster in the end zone on a 9-yard slant with 5:17 left in the first.

• Maryland regained the lead in the last minute of the first quarter, taking advantage of a Chiles interception. The Terrapins took over on the MSU 17-yard line and scored two plays later as quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. had a 7-yard rushing TD to make it 14-7.

• The Spartans responded once again on their third drive, going 75 yards on 11 plays, to tie the game at the 10:07 mark in the third. Chiles hit Glover on a deep 34-yard pass in the end zone for his first career TD reception.
• MSU took over on its own 12-yard line with just 2:20 left in the half, but drove 56 yards on 12 plays to get into field-goal position, and Kim drilled a 50-yard field goal as time expired to give MSU a 17-14 lead going into the break. Kim originally missed a 55-yarder, but a Maryland offsides penalty gave Kim a second chance.

• Maryland took advantage of another Spartan interception to start the third quarter, and tied the game on a 45-yard Jack Howes' field goal to make it 17-17 at the 8:18 mark.

• The Terrapins took their third lead of the game at 24-17 on Dylan Wade's 28-yard TD catch on the first play of the fourth quarter.

• Howes missed a 41-yard field goal that would have put Maryland up by 10 points with 4:22 left, giving the Spartans an opportunity to tie the game on the ensuing drive. On the next play, Chiles connected on a 77-yard touchdown to Marsh that made it 24-24 with 4:11 remaining.

• The Spartans then forced a punt to set up their game-winning drive. MSU took over at its own 16-yard line and went on a 13-play, 65-yard drive, setting up Kim for his game-winning 37-yard field goal. Maryland had one last chance with one second remaining, but Haladay made the game's last tackle to seal the win for MSU.

►OFFENSIVE NOTES
• Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles was 24-for-38 passing for 363 yards and three TDs, all new career highs . . . the 363 yards passing was MSU's top single game performance against Maryland, bettering the 342 by Brian Lewerke in 2019 . . . Chiles was 13-of-23 for 154 yards with two TDs in the first half and 11-of-16 for 209 yards with one TD in the second half . . . the 363 passing yards were the eighth most by a Spartan quarterback in school history and the most since Brian Lewerke threw for 400 yards in a win over Penn State in 2017.

• The 9-yard TD pass in the first quarter from Chiles to senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. was Chiles' first TD pass of his Spartan career, after rushing for his first score last week against Florida Atlantic.

• Freshman wide receiver Nick Marsh snared eight catches for 194 yards, including a 77-yard TD catch from Chiles in the fourth quarter, in just his second collegiate game . . . the 194 receiving yards was not only the best MSU single-game receiving total against Maryland, but only the second 100-yard receiving outing against the Terps, topping the previous top mark of 114 yards by Jayden Reed on eight catches in 2021 . . . it was also the 10th most receiving yards in a single game by a Spartan, and the second most by a true freshman (Ricky White with 196 vs. Michigan in 2020).

• Foster's 9-yard TD catch in the first quarter was his first TD reception of the season and sixth of his career . . . it was also Foster's first catch of the game, which extends his streak of at least one reception to 15 straight games and in 25 of his last 37 career games.

• Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jaron Glover snared his first career TD with his 34-yard scoring catch in the second quarter . . . Glover finished with career highs for both catches (6) and yards (84).

►DEFENSIVE NOTES
• The Spartan defense snared their third interception of the season with redshirt junior defensive back Charles Brantley's interception in the fourth quarter; it was Brantley's third career pick.

• Senior linebacker Jordan Turner matched his jersey number with a team-high seven tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss.

• Redshirt junior linebacker Wayne Matthews III, who is from Largo, Maryland, also tallied six stops . . . Matthews served as the team's game captain against Maryland.

►SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• Graduate placekicker Jonathan Kim split the uprights from 37 yards out with one second left in the game for the game-winning score . . . Kim also connected on a 50-yard as time expired in the first half . . . it was Kim's fifth career FG of 50-plus yards . . . he was also 3-of-3 on PATs and is now 25-of-25 on extra points for his career.

• Redshirt sophomore punter Ryan Eckley's 61-yard punt in the third quarter was a season long and his fifth career punt of 60-plus yards . . . Eckley added a 51-yarder in the fourth quarter and now has four punts of 50-plus yards this season.