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MSU’s Payton Thorne lands in top half of 247Sports’ Big Ten post-spring QB rankings

See where Payton Thorne ranks amongst Big Ten quarterbacks heading into the 2023 season

Payton Thorne is in the midst of a position battle for the starting quarterback spot at Michigan State — but that doesn’t mean he still isn’t one of the best in the league.

Brad Crawford of 247Sports released a batch of post-spring quarterback rankings this week, and Thorne comes is listed in the upper half of the league.

Thorne is battling with Noah Kim and Katin Houser for the starting quarterback spot for the 2023 season. Thorne has started each of the Spartans 25 games over the past two seasons, throwing for more than 6,000 yards and 46 touchdowns.

So where does Thorne rank amongst his Big Ten peers? See where Crawford ranks Thorne below:

MSU football starting QB position is ‘open competition’, Mel Tucker says on Monday

It’s an “open competition” for the Michigan State football starting quarterback position

It’s an “open competition” for the Michigan State football starting quarterback position.

With spring practice beginning this week, Spartans head coach Mel Tucker met with media on Monday and one of the offseason’s biggest topics was brought up — how will he be assessing the starting quarterback position? Well, after a lackluster year in 2022, returning starter Payton Thorne is going to need to re-earn his role as QB1 apparently.

Tucker considers it an “open competition” between Thorne and the other quarterbacks — notably Noah Kim and Katin Houser — and that whoever wins the role has to lead, take command and be efficient.

Here’s the full quote from Tucker:

Thorne has started all 25 games for Michigan State the previous two seasons, leading the Spartans to a Peach Bowl in 2021 but then following it up with a losing record in 2022. Not all of last year’s failures fell on Thorne’s shoulders, but his inconsistent play certainly had fans calling for a change at that position heading into the offseason.

Houser redshirted last year but as a former four-star elite recruit in the 2022 class, he has garnered a lot of praise from fans to replace Thorne. It sounds like he’ll get his chance this spring.

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College Sports Wire: Ranking returning Big Ten quarterbacks by production

See where MSU’s Payton Thorne ranks in returning production amongst Big Ten quarterbacks

Spring ball is creeping closer and closer, which means we can start to look ahead to the 2023 season.

Michigan State is one of only a few schools in the Big Ten that is returning its starting quarterback. Payton Thorne returns as the expected starter in the fall. Thorne is entering his third season as the starting quarterback — although some believe Katin Houser will compete for the starting gig as well.

If Thorne does win the starting job again this fall, he will rank as one of the best Big Ten signal-caller in terms of returning production. But how high on that list is he?

See where Thorne ranks amongst his fellow Big Ten peers in returning production by clicking on the link below:

Ranking returning Big Ten quarterbacks by production

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Best photos from Michigan State football’s loss at Washington on Saturday

Check out some of the best photos from MSU’s loss at Washington on Saturday night

Michigan State failed their first tough test of the 2022 season with a disappointing loss at Washington on Saturday night.

The Spartans fell into a hole early and were never able to climb back out, falling to the Huskies, 39-28. The final score wasn’t as close as the game truly was with Michigan State scoring the final two touchdowns to make it a two-possession final score.

Former Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Michael Penix Jr. shredded the Spartans secondary with 397 yards and four touchdowns on Saturday for the Huskies. The Huskies wracked up more than 500 total yards in the victory.

Before shifting our focus to next week’s Big Ten opener against Minnesota, here are some of the best photos from Saturday night in Seattle:

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MSU QB Payton Thorne included on Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award preseason watch list

The preseason hype continues for Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne

The preseason hype continues for Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne.

Thorne was named to yet another preseason award watch list on Thursday — this time the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. This award is annually handed out to the nation’s top quarterback.

Earlier this week, Thorne was listed on the Manning Award preseason watch list as well. He’s also previously been named to preseason watch lists for the Walter Camp Award, Davey O’Brien Award and Maxwell Award.

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MSU QB Payton Thorne named to Manning Award preseason watch list

Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne has been added to yet another preseason award watch list

Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne has been added to yet another preseason award watch list.

It was announced on Monday that Thorne has been named to the Manning Award preseason watch list. The Manning Award is handed out to the nation’s top quarterback.

Thorne has also been named to preseason watch lists for the Walter Camp Award, Davey O’Brien Award and Maxwell Award.

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Where Payton Thorne ranks, compares to fellow Big Ten QBs in Athlon’s position rankings

See where MSU’s Payton Thorne lands in Athlon Sports’ 2022 starting quarterback rankings

Michigan State returns quarterback Payton Thorne for his second year as the starter, and that is one reason why some are high on the Spartans entering the 2022 season. But where does he ranks compared to his peers in the Big Ten and on the national level?

I have Thorne as one of the top quarterbacks in the league entering this season and would rank him in the top 25 nationally. However, Steve Lassan at Athlon Sports feels differently about the Spartans’ starting signal caller.

See where Lassan has Thorne and the rest of the Big Ten starting quarterbacks in his position ranking for the upcoming 2022 season:

MSU QB Payton Thorne listed on Walter Camp Player of the Year Award preseason watch list

Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne has made yet another preseason watch list

Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne has made yet another preseason watch list.

Thorne has been named to the Walter Camp Football Foundations’ Player of the Year Award preseason watch list. The list was released on Friday morning.

Thorne is entering his second season as the starting quarterback of the Spartans, and is coming off a record-setting season last year for touchdowns thrown. He also was recently named to the Davey O’Brien and Maxwell Awards’ preseason watch lists.

A total of 52 players made the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award preseason watch list. Check out the complete list by clicking on the tweet below:

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Brandon Walker of Unnecessary Roughness podcasts ranks Payton Thorne as one of Big Ten’s top QBs

Brandon Walker of the Unnecessary Roughness podcast is pretty high on Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne entering the upcoming season

Brandon Walker of the Unnecessary Roughness podcast is pretty high on Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne entering the upcoming season.

Walker recently released his rankings for the quarterbacks in the Big Ten, and he has Thorne near the top. Walker lists Thorne as the No. 4 quarterback — one spot ahead of whoever will be starting for Michigan.

Check out his complete rankings below:

We recently also released Big Ten quarterback rankings, and Thorne is in a similar spot. The top two quarterbacks are also the same in our list as Walker’s list.

Check out our Big Ten quarterback rankings heading into the upcoming season and how they compare to Walker’s by clicking below:

Ranking Big Ten quarterbacks heading into 2022 season

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MSU QB Payton Thorne named on Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List

Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne has been named to the Dave O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List

Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne has been named to the Dave O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List as one of the top quarterbacks in the country.

The award revealed its preseason watch list on Tuesday, with Thorne being one of 35 signal callers to make the list. The other Big Ten quarterbacks included are Sean Clifford of Penn State, Aidan O’Connell of Purdue, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Taulia Tagovailoa of Maryland.

Thorne threw for a school-record 27 touchdown passes last year and also had more than 3,000 passing yards. This will be his second season as the starting quarterback of the Spartans so expectations are even higher for Thorne in 2022.

Check out the complete preseason watch list below:

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