Saturday, October 19
East Lansing, MI
7:30 PM
Michigan State University
vs
Iowa
Photo by: Matthew Mitchell Photography
Spartans Face Hawkeyes in 108th Homecoming Game
10/15/2024 10:15:00 AM | Football
Game 7: Michigan State (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) vs. Iowa (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 19
Kickoff: 7:34 p.m. ET
Location:Â East Lansing, Mich.
Stadium:Â Spartan Stadium (74,866)
Surface:Â Natural Grass
â–ºGAME DAY INFORMATION
Game Day Information (Parking/Tailgating/Timeline): msuspartans.com/gameday
Parking: Lots open at 11 a.m. | Parking Map
Game Day Updates: Fans can sign up to receive game day updates from MSU Police and Public Safety this season by texting SPARTANFB24 to 888777. Updates will include safety information, potential game delays, traffic suggestions, etc.
Construction/Traffic Information
â–ºBROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBC
Streaming/Mobile: Peacock | PeacockTV.com
Announcers: Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sidelines)
Live Stats: msuspartans.com | Live Stats
Radio:Â Spartan Media Network |Â Affiliate Listings
Play-by-Play: George Blaha
Analyst: Jason Strayhorn
Sidelines:Â Jehuu Caulcrick
Broadcast Host: Will Tieman
Website/Mobile: msuspartans.com/watch, MSU Spartans app, Tune In radio
Flagship Stations:Â Lansing:Â WMMQÂ (94.9 FM)/WJIMÂ (1240 AM); Detroit: WJR (760 AM); Grand Rapids:Â WBFXÂ (101.3 FM)
Affiliates:Â 23 affiliates listed at msuspartans.com
Satellite:Â SiriusXM Ch. 85 | SiriusXM App
Pregame Show:Â Begins at 6 p.m.
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â–ºSERIES INFORMATION
All-Time Series: Iowa leads, 25-22-3
Series in East Lansing: MSU leads, 11-10-1
Last Meeting: Iowa 26, MSU 16 (2023 in Iowa City)
Current Series Streak: 2 by Iowa
â–ºHEAD COACHES
MSU Head Coach: Jonathan Smith
MSU Record: 3-3 (first year)
Overall Record: 37-38 (seventh year)
Record vs. Iowa: 0-0
Iowa Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Iowa Record: 200-121 (26th season)
Overall Record: 212-142 (29th season)
Record vs. MSU: 9-8
â–ºSPARTAN FOOTBALL NEWS AND NOTES
• Fresh off a bye week, Michigan State returns to action to face Iowa for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Spartan Stadium. The game will be televised nationally on NBC and streamed on Peacock with Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sidelines) on the call.
• Michigan State (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) fell at No. 6/6 Oregon on Oct. 4 prior to the bye week, while Iowa (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) beat Washington in Kinnick Stadium last Saturday, 40-16. MSU opened the season 3-0 with wins over Florida Atlantic, Maryland and Prairie View A&M. The Spartans lost at Boston College in Week 4, 23-19, on a late fourth-quarter touchdown before falling to No. 3/3 Ohio State and the sixth-ranked Ducks.
• Saturday's game marks the 50th meeting between Michigan State and Iowa. The Hawkeyes own a slim 25-22-2 series lead, but the Spartans hold an 11-10-1 edge in games in East Lansing. Saturday's game is the first visit by Iowa to Spartan Stadium since a 17-10 win for MSU in 2017. The Spartans fell to No. 7 Iowa, 15-13, on Oct. 24, 2009, in the only other previous night-game matchup in Spartan Stadium.
• Dating back to 1915, this year marks the 108th Homecoming game for Michigan State. The only years Homecoming games were not held since 1915 were 1943 and 2020. MSU is 70-34-3 (.668) in 107 previous Homecoming games.
• This year's Homecoming features former Spartan men's basketball All-American Sam Vincent as the Homecoming grand marshal. Vincent ranks eighth in MSU history in scoring with 1,851 points and was a first-round pick in 1985 by the Boston Celtics, where he won an NBA Championship ring in 1986. This year's Homecoming Parade begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 in downtown East Lansing and the MSU campus. For more information, please visit homecoming.msu.edu.
• Jonathan Smith is in his first season as head coach of the Spartans after six successful seasons (2018-23) at Oregon State. Named the 2022 Pac-12 Co-Coach of the Year, Smith built Oregon State into one of the top teams in the conference. He led the Beavers, who were ranked as high as 11th in the College Football Playoff rankings in 2023, to an 8-4 record in the regular season and their third straight bowl appearance, a first for the program since 2006-09. OSU went 25-13 in 2021-23 under Smith, including a No. 17 ranking in 2022 and a win over Florida in the Las Vegas Bowl. He also has experience coaching in the College Football Playoff as an offensive coordinator at Washington in 2016.
â–ºSPARTANS FEATURE A PAIR OF 2,000-YARD CAREER RUSHERS IN THE BACKFIELDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â
• Michigan State features two running backs – sixth-year graduate transfer Kay'ron Lynch-Adams and redshirt junior Nathan Carter – who have both rushed for more than 2,000 career yards. Carter (2,026) and Lynch-Adams (2,226) are one of eight duos on the same team in the FBS to have more than 2,000 career rushing yards (Missouri, Ohio State, UCF, Ole Miss, Penn State, Michigan State, Auburn, South Carolina).
• Lynch-Adams, who transferred from UMass over the summer, leads the Spartans in rushing after six games, averaging 56.3 yards per game (67 carries for 338 yards; 5.0 avg., 2 TDs). He surpassed the 2,000-career rushing milestone with 46 yards on 10 carries at Maryland; he now has 2,226 career rushing yards and 18 rushing TDs in 54 collegiate games.
• Lynch-Adams and Carter have combined for 66 percent of the team's rushing attempts (125 of 190).
â–ºAIDAN CHILES OFF TO 3-3 START AS MSU'S QB1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles is off to a 3-3 start as the starting quarterback for the Spartans. Chiles has completed 57 percent of his passes (86-of-152) for 1,212 yards (202.0 ypg), five touchdowns and eight interceptions. The Long Beach, California, native is in his first season in East Lansing after playing in a back-up role as a true freshman at Oregon State in 2023. He ranks third in the Big Ten and 17th in the FBS in passing yards per completion (14.1).
• Chiles passed for 363 yards in the win at Maryland on Sept. 7, 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.
• Chiles also leads the team with three rushing touchdowns; he has a net of 115 rushing yards on 45 carries (19.2 ypg).
â–ºSPARTANS AMONG BIG TEN LEADERS IN SACKS, TFLs AND RED ZONE DEFENSEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• Michigan State ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 39.0 tackles for loss, averaging 6.5 per game. The Spartans are also tied for sixth in the conference with 15.0 sacks (2.5 per game).
• MSU's red zone defense ranks third in the Big Ten and tied for 13th in the FBS; opponents are 14-of-20 scoring (.700) in the red zone against the Spartans with 12 TDs and two field goals.
â–ºCAPTAIN JORDAN TURNER OFF TO FAST START IN HIS FIRST YEAR AS A SPARTANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• Fifth-year senior linebacker Jordan Turner, a transfer from Wisconsin, was voted a co-captain by his teammates and is off to a fast start wearing the Green and White. Turner leads the team in tackles (37) and TFLs (6.5 for 38) and is tied for the team lead with 3.0 sacks. He recorded his fourth career interception in the Ohio State game on Sept. 28 and returned it 36 yards to set up a Spartan touchdown.
â–ºCHARLES BRANTLEY RECORDS LONGEST DEFENSIVE PLAY IN SCHOOL HISTORYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• Redshirt junior cornerback Charles Brantley is graded the fifth-best cornerback in the Big Ten and 19th-best in the FBS by Pro Football Focus (78.0). The Sarasota, Florida, native is tied for second in the Big Ten and 10th in the FBS with eight passes defended (three interceptions, five pass break-ups).
• Brantley set a school record for the longest defensive play in Spartan history with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter vs. Prairie View A&M (previous record: Dan Bass, 99 yards vs. Wisconsin in 1978). It also marked just the 16th time in Big Ten history a player returned a pick six 100 yards for a score. Brantley has two interceptions on the season, tied for fourth most in the Big Ten.
â–ºSPARTANS EXCEL IN KICKING GAMEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• Michigan State features one of the best kicking duos in all of college football with sixth-year graduate placekicker Jonathan Kim and redshirt sophomore punter Ryan Eckley.
• Eckley, who is on the Ray Guy Award Watch List, ranks second in the FBS with his 48.0-yard punting average; 11 of his 23 punts this season (48 percent) have been for 50-plus yards.
• Kim is one of three Big Ten kickers with a perfect field-goal percentage (9-for-9) and ranks tied for sixth in the conference with nine made field goals. He hit a game-winning 37-yard field goal with one second remaining to beat Maryland on Sept. 7 in College Park. Last season, Kim set a Kinnick Stadium record with a 58-yard field goal at Iowa as time expired in the first half.
â–ºSTAT LEADERS
Michigan State:
Rushing – Gr.-6 Kay'ron Lynch-Adams (67 carries for 338 yards, 5.0 avg., 2 TDs, 56.3 ypg)
Passing – So. Aidan Chiles (86-of-152, .566, 1,212 yards, 5 TDs, 8 INTs, 202.0 ypg)
Receiving – Sr.-5 Montorie Foster Jr. (22 receptions for 274 yards, 12.5 avg., 1 TD, 45.7 ypg)
Tackles – Sr.-5 LB Jordan Turner (37 tackles, 6.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, 1 INT)
Iowa:
Rushing – Jr. Kaleb Johnson (118 carries for 937 yards, 7.9 avg., 12 TDs, 156.2 ypg)
Passing – Gr.-6 Cade McNamara (86-of-120, .717, 794 yards, 5 TDs, 3 INTs, 132.3 ypg)
Receiving – Sr. TE Luke Lachey (19 receptions for 156 yards, 8.2 avg., 0 TDs, 26.0 ypg)
Tackles – Gr.-5 LB Jay Higgins (62 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1 sack, 2 INTs, 2 PBUs, 1 FR, 2 FF)
â–ºSERIES NOTESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• Saturday's game marks the 50th meeting between Michigan State and Iowa. The Hawkeyes own a slim 25-22-2 series lead, but the Spartans hold an 11-10-1 edge in games in East Lansing.
• Saturday's game is the first visit by Iowa to Spartan Stadium since a 17-10 win for MSU in 2017.
• The Spartans fell to No. 7 Iowa, 15-13, on Oct. 24, 2009, in the only other previous night-game matchup in Spartan Stadium.
• Michigan State won its third Big Ten title in six seasons with a thrilling 16-13 comeback victory over fourth-ranked Iowa in the 2015 Big Ten Championship Game. LJ Scott scored the game-winning TD with 27 seconds left, capping a 22-play, 82-yard drive that took 9:04 off the clock.
â–ºMICHIGAN STATE-IOWA COACHING CONNECTIONSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker, a 1986 Michigan State graduate, was a four-year letterman and three-time first-team All-Big Ten defensive back for the Spartans from 1982-85. Parker was named MVP of the 1984 Cherry Bowl (nine tackles and an interception vs. Army) and also helped lead the Spartans to a trip to the 1985 All-American Bowl. He later served as a graduate assistant under George Perles for the 1987 Big Ten and 1988 Rose Bowl championship team. Parker still ranks third among MSU's career leaders in interceptions with 16.
â–ºLAST MEETING: IOWA 26, MSU 16 (SEPT. 30, 2023, IN IOWA CITY)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• Michigan State fell at Iowa, 26-16, in a sold-out night game at Kinnick Stadium last season. The Spartans held a 16-13 lead after three quarters, but the Hawkeyes rallied to score 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to earn the comeback win. MSU outgained Iowa, 349-222, and held advantages in first downs (20-15), rushing yards (156-61) and passing yards (193-161), but turned the ball over four times. With the score tied at 16, Iowa's Cooper DeJean ran a punt back 70 yards for a touchdown with just 3:45 remaining to give the Hawkeyes the lead for good. Iowa added a late field goal with under a minute left to make the final 26-16.
â–ºA GLANCE AT IOWA (4-2, 2-1 BIG TEN)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• The Hawkeyes come to East Lansing currently receiving votes in both the AP Top 25 Poll and the Coaches Poll with a 4-2 overall and 2-1 Big Ten record after defeating Washington, 40-16, last Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
• Iowa pulled away from a 20-10 game at halftime against the Huskies with 20 unanswered points to take a 40-10 lead before the Huskies scored a TD with 2:58 left in the game prior to missing the 2-point conversion.
• Washington had more total offense, 393-328, but the Huskies were held to 5-of-15 on third-down conversions by the Hawkeye defense, as Iowa had 4.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss. The Hawkeyes had 328 yards of total offense, with 220 rushing and 108 passing, while the Huskies' 393 yards came on 266 passing and 127 rushing.
• Iowa is seventh in the Big Ten and 24th in the FBS in scoring defense, yielding just 17.7 ppg, as well as ninth in the league and 29th in the nation in total defense (316.0 ypg), ranking eighth in the conference and 18th in the country in rushing defense (96.3 ypg), and 13th in the Big Ten and 76th in the FBS in passing yards allowed (219.7 ypg).
• The Hawkeyes are ninth in the conference and 64th in the country in scoring offense (29.2 ppg), while ranking 12th in the league and 94th in the nation in total offense (357.5 ypg). Iowa leads the league and ranks 13th in the nation in rushing offense (222.8 ypg), while ranking 17th in the conference and 127th in the country in passing offense (134.7 ypg).
• Individually, junior running back Kaleb Johnson had 21 carries for 166 yards and two TDs against Washington, averaging 7.9 yards per carry. Johnson leads the Big Ten and ranks second in the FBS in rushing yards at 156.2 ypg, as well as topping the conference and ranking third in the country in rush yards per carry (7.94) and leading the league and ranking fourth in the nation in rushing TDs (12). Johnson has 937 yards on 118 carries.
• Graduate quarterback Cade McNamara is 86-of-136 passing for 794 yards with five TDs and three INTs.
• Senior tight end Luke Lachey leads Iowa with 19 receptions for 156 yards (8.2 ypc/26.0 ypg).
• Senior linebacker Jay Higgins spearheads the Hawkeye defense, leading the Big Ten and ranking ninth in the FBS in tackles per game (10.3), with 62 total stops (23 solo, 39 assists), with 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack, adding two interceptions, two pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
• Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz is the dean of Big Ten and FBS coaches, as he is in his 26th season at Iowa and his 29th overall season, winning his 200th game with the Hawkeyes in Saturday's win over Washington, amassing a 200-121 record with the Hawkeyes and 212-142 overall. Ferentz has the second-most wins in Big Ten history, trailing only Ohio State's Woody Hayes with 205 wins. He is the 27th coach at an FBS institution to reach the 200-career win milestone and the 99th coach across all divisions.
LAST TIME OUT: NO. 6/6 OREGON 31, MICHIGAN STATE 10
â–ºGAME RECAPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• Michigan State fell at No. 6/6 Oregon, 31-10, on Friday, Oct. 4 before a sold-out crowd at Autzen Stadium.
• Junior tight end Jack Velling led MSU with six catches for 53 yards, while freshman Nick Marsh had three grabs for 58 yards. Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles was 10-of-17 passing for 154 yards. Sixth-year graduate senior Kay'ron Lynch-Adams rushed nine times for 32 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
• Junior cornerback Charles Brantley recorded his third interception of the season and led MSU with nine tackles. Junior safety Malik Spencer collected the first interception of his career in the first quarter and had seven stops. Sixth-year graduate defensive lineman D'Quan Douse had a team-high two tackles for loss and four tackles overall.
â–ºSCORING SUMMARYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• After forcing an Oregon three-and-out to start the game, Michigan State drove the ball to the 2-yard line on its first possession following a 44-yard pass play from Chiles to Marsh on fourth down, but the Spartans fumbled on the next play, giving the ball back to the Ducks. The Spartan defense then came up with its own turnover in the end zone, as Spencer made a diving interception on third-and-goal, keeping the Ducks off the scoreboard.
• Oregon scored the game's first points on its third drive, going 75 yards on seven plays in 3:30, capped by a 9-yard TD run by Gabriel to make it 7-0 with 22 seconds left in the first quarter. MSU picked off Gabriel for the second time in the red zone early in the second quarter as Brantley read the pass and hauled in the ball near the goal line at the 2-yard line for his third interception of the season.
• The Ducks scored back-to-back touchdowns on their final drives of the first half to take a 21-0 lead into the break. James had a 3-yard TD run at the 5:26 mark, and Gabriel found Evan Stewart in the end zone on a 9-yard pass with just five seconds left in the half.
• Oregon extended its lead in the second half on Andrew Boyle's 50-yard field goal with 6:47 remaining in the third quarter and Johnson's 2-yard TD reception on fourth-and-goal at the 11:18 mark in the fourth quarter.
• The Spartans got on the board midway through the fourth quarter as Chiles directed a seven-play, 75-yard drive in 2:51 that was finished by Lynch-Adams with a 1-yard touchdown run. Sixth-year graduate kicker Jonathan Kim remained perfect on the season with his ninth field goal, this one from 42-yards out, with 25 seconds in the game to make the final 31-10.
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â–ºOFFENSIVE NOTESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• MSU scored at least one rushing TD for the fourth time of the season, also posting a ground score in the Florida Atlantic game (8/30/24), Prairie View A&M (9/14/24) and at Boston College (9/21/24).
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• Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles was 10-of-17 passing for 154 yards. . . Chiles also rushed for a career-high 12 times, marking the first time in his collegiate career with double-digit rushing attempts, and finished with 29 yards.
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• Graduate running back Kay'ron Lynch-Adams scored his second rushing TD of the season with a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter . . . Lynch-Adams finished with nine carries for 32 yards and the score . . . Lynch-Adams also scored a TD in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic (8/30/24).
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• Junior tight end Jack Velling made his return to the state of Oregon, after transferring from Oregon State . . . Velling had six catches for 53 yards . . . the six catches tied Velling's season high and both have come on the road, matching the half-dozen receptions at Boston College (9/21/24) . . . it was Velling's fourth game with multiple receptions.
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• Fifth-year senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr.'s 12-yard catch in the second quarter continued his streak of at least one reception in 19 straight games, dating back to 2022, which is the longest streak on the team . . . Foster has at least one reception in 29 of his last 41 career games played.
â–ºDEFENSIVE NOTESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• MSU's defense registered its second game of the season with multiple interceptions, also with two picks in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic (8/30/24) . . . it marked the fifth time in the six games of the season that the Spartan defense snared at least one interception, with the game at Boston College (9/21/24) the only game this season without a pick.
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• Michigan State's defense also registered 4.0 tackles for loss, as the Spartans have posted at least 3.0 TFLs in each of the six games this season . . . after entering the Ohio State game leading the Big Ten in sacks, MSU did not post a sack for the second straight game.
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• Junior defensive back Malik Spencer snared his first career interception with the pick in the first quarter in the end zone . . . Spencer is the fifth different Spartan defender with an interception this season . . . Spencer now has three passes defended this season (1 INT, 2 PBUs) and nine for his career (1 INT, 8 PBUs).
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• Redshirt junior defensive back Charles Brantley snagged his third interception of the season with his second-quarter pick . . . Brantley also snared an INT in the Maryland game (9/7/24) and the Prairie View A&M game (9/14/24) in which he had his school-record 100-yard return for a TD . . . the three INTs now lead all Spartan defenders, as he is the lone of the five different Spartans with an interception to have multiple picks . . . Brantley finished with a game and season-high nine tackles.
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• Graduate defensive lineman D'Quan Douse posted a season-high 2.0 tackles for loss, just shy of his career-best 2.5 TFLs vs. Virginia Tech (11/5/22) while he was at Georgia Tech.
â–ºSPECIAL TEAMS NOTESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
• Ray Guy Award Watch List member redshirt sophomore punter Ryan Eckley boomed a 55-yard punt on his first punt of the game in the first quarter to register at least one 50-yard punt in his last 12 games, as part of 13 of last 15, and 14 of the last 16 games . . . by adding a 52-yarder in the third quarter, Eckley upped his career total of 50+ yards to 34 punts, including 10 this season through six games . . . Eckley finished with six punts for a 44.3 ypp average with the long of 55 yards and one inside the 20.
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• Graduate placekicker Jonathan Kim split the uprights on MSU's PAT and added a 42-yard field goal . . . Kim is now 11-of-12 on PATs this season and 31-of-32 for his career . . . the 42-yard field goal keeps Kim perfect on FGs this season, improving to 9-of-9, including 4-of-4 on field goals of 40+ yards . . . Kim has split the uprights on at least one field goal in four of the six games this season and in 13 of his 18 games as a Spartan.
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