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Michigan State football wins without best player, another statement for Mel Tucker's program

Free Press writer Rainer Sabin answers three questions after Michigan State football defeated Pitt, 31-21, at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta:

What was life after Kenneth Walker III like for MSU’s offense?

It’s impossible to overstate the impact Kenneth Walker III made on MSU in his lone season in East Lansing. The Wake Forest transfer invigorated a dormant rushing attack that ranked among the worst in program history during coach Mel Tucker’s inaugural year. He opted out of Thursday's Peach Bowl to set his sights on an NFL career. In 12 games, Walker left his fingerprints all over the Spartans’ offense.