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Film Sessions: 5 takeaways from Michigan State football’s 2-0 start

5 takeaways from MSU’s 2-0 start when we broke down the film

Michigan State is off to a 2-0 start in the second year of the Mel Tucker era in East Lansing. Two wins matches the amount of wins the team had a year ago, when they went 2-5 in a COVID shortened season.

The best part of MSU’s 2-0 start is that both wins came pretty convincingly and the Spartans dominated both games.

A lot has gone right for the Spartans as they walked into Ryan Field and beat the defending Big Ten West champion Northwestern Wildcats 38-21, and followed it with a 42-14 win over Youngstown State.

We took a look at the film from those two games, and have come away with five big takeaways:

Michigan State football throttles Youngstown State in home opener

V4MSU!! Michigan State dominates Youngstown State in the home opener to improve to 2-0

651 days. That is the amount of time since fans were allowed to pack Spartan Stadium to cheer on their Michigan State football program. In the return to Spartan Stadium, Michigan State put on a show for the home crowd, winning 42-14.

The Spartans took no time getting the party started, scoring on the first play of the game, when QB Payton Thorne hit WR Jayden Reed for a 75-yard touchdown pass.

The Spartans defense held strong against the powerful Penguins rushing attack, allowing for the offense to jump out to a 28-0 lead. The two teams would trade touchdowns late in the first half, and the Spartans took a 35-7 lead into the half.

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Youngstown State would score coming out of the half, cutting the deficit to 21, but the Spartans would bounce back with a Jalen Nailor touchdown reception, regaining a 42-14 lead.

The back end of the third quarter and the fourth quarter gave Spartan fans the ability to watch a plethora of younger players get checked into the game, and showcasing the future of the program.

Michigan State has improved to 2-0 and is glowing with confidence heading into a huge contest next week when they travel to Miami.

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WATCH: Thorne connects with Reed for another deep TD

WATCH: Payton Thorne hit Jayden Reed for another deep touchdown pass, this time from 85 yards

Michigan State’s offense is clicking on all cylinders against Youngstown State so far in the first half of the home opener.

It has been over 600 days since fans have been able to pack Spartan Stadium to watch their Spartans at home and the team is giving the fans a lot of fireworks to be excited about.

Payton Thorne connected with Jayden Reed for 75 yards on the first play of the game and early in the second quarter, they connected again, this time for 85 yards.

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Michigan State football names week two captains against YSU

MSU has named their captains for the home opener against Youngstown State

A new thing Mel Tucker has brought to the Michigan State football program is naming weekly captains instead of having yearly captains.

Last week, in the season opener against Northwestern, Michigan State named Xavier Henderson, Jalen Nalor and Drew Beesley as captains for the game.

This week, Xavier Henderson was named a captain once again, but he will be joined by two new faces.

Connor Heyward and Matt Coghlin will join Xavier Henderson as captains in the home opener against Youngstown State. All three players are currently in their senior seasons and will be playing in their last home openers.

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Michigan State football reveals uniforms for home opener against Youngstown State

Michigan State reveals what uniforms they will be wearing in the home opener against Youngstown State

Michigan State got the fans pumped up last week when they revealed that the team would be wearing script State helmets against Northwestern. Now, to get pumped up for the home opener, the MSU football Twitter revealed this week’s uniforms.

Something fans have now gotten used to in the Tucker era is a mid-week jersey reveal, and it gets very exciting. It always feels like a nice warm-up to what’s ahead.

Michigan State will sport green helmets and jerseys to go with white pants, and several small details to pay homage to the 9/11 tragedy.

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Michigan State vs Youngstown State Prediction, Game Preview

Michigan State vs Youngstown State prediction and game preview.

Michigan State vs Youngstown State prediction and game preview.

Michigan State vs Youngstown State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, September 11
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Network: Big Ten Network

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Michigan State (1-0) vs Youngstown State (1-0) Game Preview

Why Youngstown State Will Win

It was a rough 2021 FCS spring session for the Penguins – going 1-6 with the offense stalling way too often – but they came out hot with a 44-41 overtime win over a solid Incarnate Word team.

Jaleel McLaughlin ran for 242 of the team’s 351 rushing yards, QB Demeatric Crenshaw was dynamic, and it was a big win for a program that needed to start out hot.

And now it’s catching Michigan State in a true sandwich moment.

The Spartans started out with a big 38-21 win over Northwestern, and next week their off to Miami. For all of the good things they did against the Wildcats, they had a few problems with the passing game and gave up a few points late.

At the very least, Youngstown State will keep pushing.

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Why Michigan State Will Win

The Spartans have their guy.

Wake Forest transfer Kenneth Walker ripped off 264 yards and four touchdowns against a Northwestern defense that’s supposed to be strong against the run.

The passing game did what it needed to, and the offense overall pulled off the type of performance that’s been uncharacteristic for the program that’s been known for its control and defensive style.

The Spartan D did a great job of getting into the Wildcat backfield, and this week it’ll give Youngstown State a nasty time pounding away. The goal will be to make Crenshaw throw and …

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What’s Going To Happen

This is the Payton Thorne game.

Michigan State has the running attack in place, but the goal for a game like this is to work the other parts, and that’s where Thorne comes in. He was good against Northwestern, but the more reps, the more downfield plays, and the more he can press, the better.

Youngstown State will hang around early – the Spartans will take a little bit to wake up – but it’ll be over by the late third quarter.

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Michigan State vs Youngstown State Prediction, Line

Michigan State 45, Youngstown State 10
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

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