The No. 3 Michigan State Spartans were riding high a week ago after knocking off arch-rival Michigan. But, the dreams of a 9-0 record and another week in the top four of the College Football Playoffs came crashing back to earth in West Lafayette. The Purdue Boilermakers upset the Spartans, 40-29.
The Spartans have played with fire in several games so far this year. This time, they finally got burned. The defense bent too much and allowed too many touchdowns that in past games were only field goals.
MSU’s stars on offense, Payton Thorne (who passed for 276 yards), Jayden Reed (who caught four passes for 76 yards), and Kenneth Walker (who rushed for 136 on 22 carries and a touchdown) were all solid.