Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith is coaching on borrowed time — or at least that’s how it feels for Spartan fans who expected J Batt to move on from him after the UCLA loss.
Since that 3-0 start to the season, Smith has lost six straight games, the most recent coming in overtime at Minnesota when it looked like the Spartans had finally secured a win with the go-ahead touchdown coming with about two minutes left. Unfortunately, the defense (and special teams) crumbled on the final drive to allow the tying score.
Minnesota was able to tie things up at 17-17 and overtime went the way of the Gophers, ending on a touchdown scramble by Drake Lindsey that was, well, controversial (it was an inch short).