Michigan State football grades vs. Penn State
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Penn State snapped a six-game losing streak and got huge performances from Kaytron Allen and Dani Dennis-Sutton.
Ethan Grunkemeyer threw two touchdown passes to Devonte Ross, Kaytron Allen ran for a career-high 181 yards and two touchdowns and Penn State defeated Michigan
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Position Grades: Michigan State
Michigan State was held to 4.7 yards per pass, and the secondary executed blitzes perfectly to overwhelm Alessio Milivojevic. Zion Tracy, King Mack, and Daryus Dixon all had at least a half sack. Tracy had a sack-fumble late in the game with the Spartans moving into the red zone. This was the best game all season from the secondary.
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Michigan State falls to Penn State as losing streak reaches seven
Michigan State had a chance to get points late in the half and reached midfield but that was it and Penn State took a 14-10 lead into halftime. The Nittany Lions had advantages in total yards (181-149), first downs (8-4) and time of possession (18:23-11:37) while the teams were a combined 2-for-13 on third down.
In a battle of the two teams who had yet to win a Big Ten game, it was the road team picking up its first conference win of the season. Penn State defeated Michigan State at Spartan Stadium on Saturday,