Norries Wilson accepts blame for Rutgers’ 4th-down spike

“Is there a lot of energy down there, or volatility?” The score ended a 57-yard, eight-play drive. He has scored six touchdowns in 10 quarters played this season.

“I looked to the sidelines and the coaches were telling me to spike it and the sticks still said third down”, Laviano said of the mistake.

Prior to the last-minute desperation drive for Rutgers, the Spartans (6-0, 2-0) drove 76 yards downfield in 10 plays to take a 31-24 with 43 seconds left in the game.

Simply put, Dantonio is on the short list of the most accomplished coaches in college football in this decade. For the first time all season, the offense and defense were letting it all hang out. “But I’m sure next week will be a great football game”.

Carroo kept running past Spartans’ Arjen Colquhoun to pull in a 39 yard TD pass. He was matched up in man to man scope on the play and didn’t seem to have any wellbeing help.

“You’ve got to”, Laviano said. “And you’ve got to react to those things”. You just have to shake your head and say, “Oh, Rutgers, no”. “I mean, it sucks that we didn’t give ourselves a chance, but that wasn’t the reason we lost the game”.

That’s more likely if Cook plays the way he did in front of 50,373 people at High Point Solutions Stadium, a lot of them dressed in black for a “Blackout”.

While the shuffling of players goes on in the secondary, the movement along the offensive line will be worth watching this week as well. And Shelton had five grabs including the play of the night.

Jalen Ramsey: Florida State’s most talented defender didn’t have to make any big plays against Miami on Saturday for this compliment.

“There’s just so many different ways we can go with that”, Dantonio said. However, I choose to focus on the positives of this Rutgers performance, against one of the best college football teams of the past three years, who have won 31 of their last 34 games. MSU has had a bevy of injuries this season and it got worse Saturday night.

The 6-foot, 233-pound Scott replaced fellow running back Madre London, who left the game in the third quarter with a knee injury. He finished the final two quarters with nine carries for 42 yards, the last all but ensuring the Spartans would escape Piscataway unscathed. Leonte Carroo scored three touchdowns on the day – his second time achieving this feat this season – in his first game since returning from suspension, but it wasn’t enough for the Scarlet Knights. He then spiked the ball on fourth down – presumably because he was just trying to stop the clock. Head coach Kyle Flood earned his first win of the season last week after being suspended three games for violating university policy by contacting a faculty member about a player’s grade.

All as the Spartan fan base began to panic on social media, suddenly seeing life through a prism that contrasts every MSU shortcoming with rival Michigan’s growing competency and euphoria. Ready or not, here come the Wolverines. However, through four quarters, Michigan State just looks to have too much talent, depth and better coaching. Cook completed less than half his passes in the first half. “I know I wasn’t comfortable”. Download our new Spartans Xtra app for free on and devices!