Michigan State 35 - Western Michigan 13 Football Highlights September 2, 2022

Michigan State scored two touchdowns in less than three minutes in the fourth quarter to break open a close game en route to a 35-13 win over Western Michigan in front of 73,928 fans at Spartan Stadium Friday night.

QB Payton Thorne completed 12-of-24 passes for 233 yards and threw four touchdown passes to lead the way for the Spartans, RB Jalen Berger had 16 carries for 120 yards and one touchdown. WR Keon Coleman caught four passes for 84 yards, including one touchdown, while WR Tre Mosley had two catches for 51 yards and a score and Germie Bernard caught a 44-yard touchdown pass.

S Angelo Grose and LB Ben VanSumeren had 11 tackles apiece to lead the defense, while LB Cal Haladay and CB Charles Brantley each had 10 tackles. Senior linebacker Jacoby Windmon had seven tackles, four sacks for a loss of 17 yards and one forced fumble.

"I was proud of the effort from our football team tonight," said MSU head coach Mel Tucker. "Western, they're very well coached and they gave us everything we could handle, and I have a lot of respect for that football team. We've got a lot of work to do, but I like what I saw in the locker room after the game from our team and from our leaders. It's a hungry football team, and we know we need to get better, and it was just a very mature locker room after the game."
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