Twelve plays, 11 rushes, and then a pop pass for a touchdown that was really just another run play. It took nine minutes and five seconds off the game clock. In a one-score game in the fourth quarter, Penn State ran it straight through the teeth of the Spartans’ defense and dared them to stop it.

Dave Portnoy didn't hold back in his "Big Noon Kickoff" rant on Saturday morning, calling out Michigan State for a "lack of integrity."

Quarterback Alessio Milivojevic on being sacked five times after the total was seven in his last outing: “It’s tough but I trust the O line fully and I’m going to stick in there and if I can, I’m going to go make a play.”

Michigan fans flooded social media after Michigan State vacated three seasons’ worth of wins due to NCAA violations.

Here are the final four MHSAA matchups in all eight divisions of Michigan high school football and the neutral locations for each game.

The NCAA put Michigan State’s football program on three years of probation and penalized the school $30,000 plus 1.5% of the team’s budget after agreeing former staff members Saeed Khalif and Brandon Jordan under coach Mel Tucker broke rules regarding recruiting inducements and benefits,

Michigan State got one pressing issue off the books by reaching a negotiated resolution with the NCAA. But there are more issues for J Batt to solve.

Penn State and Michigan State are nearly even against each other, showcasing the levelness between the two teams.

Both teams enter on six-game losing streaks. The most recent victories for both squads came against FCS opponents back on Sept. 13, when MSU beat Youngstown State and the Nittany Lions defeated Villanova. Penn State has not beaten a Power Four team this year, while Michigan State's lone such victory is against 1-9 Boston College in double overtime.