The Michigan State Spartans are off to a 2-0 start to the 2024 season after opening Big Ten Conference play with a win over Maryland.
The Maryland Terrapins looked formidable throughout their opener against the UConn Huskies, which ended in a 50-7 win over the visiting team. However, the Terrapins were not able to impose themselves on the Michigan State defense the way they did the Huskies. Michigan State played a great game defensively and overcame multiple mistakes on offense.
Michigan State Spartans Carve Out Exciting Three-Point Win to Move to 2-0
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The Michigan State Spartans traveled to Maryland to take on the Terrapins and walked away with the 27-24 win over a tough team. The Terrapins were fresh off of a 50-7 win over the UConn Huskies, but could not get their offense going the same way against the Spartans. The Terrapins punted the ball four times, missed a field goal, and threw and interception against the Spartans defense.
Michigan State came into the game with a different mentality, eyeing to clean up their mistakes they had against the FAU Owls. Michigan State certainly looked better on offense, with 363-yards and three touchdowns coming through the air, but still turned the ball over three times. The Spartans looked good but continue to make things harder for themselves than they need to.
The Michigan State football team is going to have to fix their mistakes and clean up the offensive side of the football against Boston College. The Spartans will have a warm-up game against Prairie View before facing off against the Boston College Eagles, who have beaten SMU and FSU this season. The schedule will not get any easier after Boston College as #2 Ohio State, #7 Oregon, #21 Iowa, and #10 Michigan are the next four opponents afterwards.
What did the Michigan State Football Team do well Against the Terrapins?
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The Michigan State football team was truly able to open up their offense through the air against the Terrapins and that was the difference for the team. Quarterback Aidan Chiles struggled against FAU to open the season, but threw for 363-yards and three touchdowns against the Terrapins. Chiles also recorded three interceptions, which he will need to clean up, but led the offense with his arm.
The quarterback recorded two big touchdowns with his arm against the Terrapins, connecting for 77-yard and 34-yard touchdowns. Chiles looked more confident than he did against FAU and much more accurate despite his interceptions. The issue is that Chiles is still not fully on the same page as his receivers which has lead to errant throws landing in the opposing teams hands.
Maryland is a very good team upfront and coming into this game the Michigan State football team knew they needed to be successful through the air. Michigan State was successful when attacking the secondary and were rewarded for it with big touchdowns. As Chiles continues to work with this unit and become more comfortable with his receivers, the offense should click even more.
Realistically, this game should’ve been more of a blowout in the favor of the Spartans, but the three interceptions slowed the offense down a bit. Once Chiles limits his turnovers the Spartans offense can become a serious offensive threat in the Big Ten Conference.
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