Michigan State redshirt junior quarterback Payton Thorne threw two touchdown passes and kicker Ben Patton added two fourth quarter field goals as the Spartans beat Rutgers, 27-21 in front of 63,267 at Spartan Stadium. Thorne completed 19-of 35 passes for 256 yards and two touchdowns, one to redshirt senior receiver Jayden Reed, who caught 10 passes for 90 yards, and the second to fifth year tight end Daniel Barker, who had four catches for 64 yards.
Source: Michigan State University Athletics