Not exactly the start to the Mel Tucker era we had in mind was it? Michigan State opens the delayed and abbreviated 2020 season by losing to Rutgers 38-27 at home. It was a collective effort that was obviously heavily impacted by the SEVEN Spartan turnovers, nine if you include turnovers on downs.
When I asked on Twitter, most everyone wanted to take the approach of burning the game film. I’m not sure it is going to get a whole lot better going forward, but I hear where you are coming from. Instead we are going to break down some stuff upon reviewing the game, to try and highlight what exactly went wrong overall.