It was a difficult stretch of the season the last month or so. But MSU came out of their bye week looking restored, and in a night that saw a long-standing Michigan State football record be broken, the Spartans were able to get the win on Homecoming over Iowa, 32 to 20.
This was a very impressive win for Michigan State, who is coming off a grueling stretch that included a disappointing loss to Boston College followed by back-to-back games against Oregon and Ohio State.
As I alluded to above, the Spartans were led by kicker Jonathan Kim, who hit a record-breaking six field goals on the night, with his longest being a 55-yard bomb. That isn’t to say the offense played poorly by any means, however. Aidan Chiles threw for 256 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 51 yards. Kay’Ron Lynch Adams and Nate Carter also combined for 135 yards and Carter added a goal line touchdown. It should also be said that Montorie Foster and Nick Marsh both had over 100 yards receiving as well.
MSU’s defense had arguably their best game of the season, as well. While Iowa star running back Kaleb Johnson still had 98 yards and a touchdown, most of that came on a 75-yard touchdown run. Aside from that, the Spartans did a great job of bottling him up and forcing Cade McNamara to beat them. He did not, and the Spartans left with a well-earned victory.
The Spartans will now head into their match-up next week against a Michigan team that just got dominated by Illinois.
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