EAST LANSING – It’s never good when your MVP is your punter. But, holy smokes, is this particular Michigan State football team lucky to have Bryce Baringer.
Not since the late Mike Sadler has an MSU punter so captivated his audience. And not ever has an MSU punter dominated the college football punting scene like Baringer has through half a season — averaging 52 yards per punt, about 3.5 yards ahead of anyone else in the country. If he keeps this pace, he'll set the NCAA record for yards per punt (for a minimum of 36 punts), set last year by San Diego State's Matt Araiza at 51.