Put up-Recreation Notes: Michigan – Michigan State College Athletics

GAME NOTES
• Junior defensive lineman Alex VanSumeren was the sport captain . . . he joined three of MSU’s season captains for the coin toss in senior linebackers Sam Edwards and Jordan Hall, together with senior offensive middle Matt Gulbin.

• Saturday’s match-up vs. No. 25/24 Michigan was MSU’s second-straight recreation and third of the season in opposition to an AP Top 25 opponent, however first at dwelling at Spartan Stadium . . . the earlier match-ups in opposition to No. 3/3 Indiana final week and No. 25/RV USC on Sept. 20, have been on the street.

SERIES NOTES
• Saturday’s recreation marked the 118th assembly between Michigan State and Michigan . . . the Wolverines now lead the all-time collection, 75-38-5 . . . Since 1950, Michigan owns a 42-32-2 benefit within the collection, and since 1999, UM now holds a three-game edge, 15-12 . . . the Spartans are 10-8 within the final 18 conferences with the Wolverines

• Since 1953, the winner of the Michigan State-Michigan recreation has been offered the Paul Bunyan Trophy . . . The four-foot picket statue was donated by then-Governor G. Mennen Williams to mark Michigan State’s acceptance into the Big Ten . . . Since 1953, Michigan leads the collection 42-29-2 . . . The trophy depicts the legendary large lumberjack astride an axe with ft planted on a map of the state with flags representing the faculties.

OFFENSE
• Junior quarterback Aidan Chiles was 14-of-28 passing for 130 yards . . . Chiles posted his third-straight recreation and sixth recreation of the season with out an interception.

• Chiles additionally scored a speeding TD for his sixth speeding TD of the season . . . it was the fourth recreation within the final 5 contests that Chiles has scored a speeding TD, and he has 5 speeding TDs in that four-game span highlighted by two TDs at Nebraska (10/4/25) . . . Chiles now has 9 speeding TDs for his two-year MSU profession and 12 complete speeding TDs in his collegiate profession.

• Sophomore working again Makhi Frazier rushed for a career-high 109 yards on 14 carries, together with a career-long 49-yard scamper within the second quarter.

• Frazier posted his second 100-yard speeding outing after his earlier career-best of 103 yards vs. Western Michigan within the season-opener (8/29/25) . . . the 49-yard run additionally topped his earlier longest rush of 28 yards from the identical recreation vs. WMU.

• The 14 carries was Frazier’s seventh recreation this season with double-digit speeding makes an attempt, as the one time within the eight recreation this season that he was held to single-digits was final week vs. Indiana with seven.

• Sophomore working again Brandon Tullis scored his third speeding TD of the season however first Big Ten landing, along with his 1-yard TD early within the fourth quarter . . . Tullis’ earlier TDs got here within the season-opener vs. Western Michigan (9/29/25) and vs. Youngstown State (9/13/25).

• Sophomore huge receiver Nick Marsh had recreation highs of six catches for 75 yards . . . Marsh now has 20 receptions for 216 yards within the final three video games after seven catches in each the video games vs. UCLA and Indiana and 6 Saturday vs. Michigan . . . Marsh has 5 or extra catches in six of the eight video games this season.

• Marsh has no less than one catch in all 19 video games he is performed in as a Spartan, together with a number of catches within the final 18 in a row, after one catch in his Spartan debut vs. Florida Atlantic, after which a number of catches within the final 18-straight.

• Redshirt-freshman quarterback Alessio Milivojevic was 5-of-6 passing for 60 yards with one TD . . . Milivojevic tossed his third TD of the season, all coming within the final 4 video games, with one every at Nebraska (10/4/25) and vs. UCLA (10/11/25).

• Redshirt-junior tight finish Michael Masunas caught his third TD catch of the season, but additionally his first in a Big Ten recreation . . . his earlier TDs got here in back-to-back video games vs. Boston College (9/6/25) and Youngstown State (9/13/25).

• Masunas now has no less than one catch in seven of the eight video games, with the Nebraska recreation the one contest with out a catch.

• Senior huge receiver Omari Kelly had three catches for 29 yards, as he has no less than one catch in all eight video games performed as a Spartan this season, as a part of a number of receptions in seven of the eight contests . . . O.Kelly added one punt return for 12 yards.

• Senior tight finish Jack Velling snared three receptions for 26 yards, as he is had a number of catches in every of the final 4 video games and 5 of the final six, a part of no less than one catch within the final six video games and in seven of the eight video games this season.

• Redshirt-junior huge receiver Chrishon McCray tied a season-high with three receptions . . . McCray has no less than one catch in all eight video games this season and in his final 15-straight collegiate contests performed.

DEFENSE
• Junior linebacker Jordan Hall led MSU with 9 tackles, marking this second-highest deal with complete of the season behind his career-high 15 tackles vs. Boston College (9/6/25) . . .  Hall has registered six or extra tackles in every of the final 4 video games as a part of six of the eight video games this season.

• Junior defensive lineman Jalen Thompson logged a career-high six tackles, for his third profession recreation with 5 or extra tackles, however first time not in opposition to Nebraska, as his earlier career-best of 5 tackles got here twice vs. Nebraska, as soon as earlier this season and as soon as in 2023.

• Graduate linebacker Darius Snow logged six stops, his second-highest of the season, behind his season-best seven stops got here vs. Boston College (9/6/25).

• Redshirt-junior defensive lineman Alex VanSumeren posted 5 tackles, marking his fifth-straight recreation with 4 or extra stops and sixth time in eight video games.

• Van Sumeren additionally posted the primary move break-up of his profession.

• Senior defensive again Nikai Martinez logged 5 tackles, for his second recreation with 5 or extra stops.

• Redshirt-senior linebacker Wayne Matthews III tallied 5 stops, marking the fourth-consecutive recreation with 5 tackles as a part of 5 or extra tackles in seven of the eight video games.

SPECIAL TEAMS
• Ray Guy Award Watch List member junior punter Ryan Eckley had seven punts of a 47.4 ypp common, with a protracted of 55-yards, considered one of three punts of fifty+ yards . . . Eckley had 51 and 55-yarders within the first quarter, including one other 51-yarder within the second quarter . . .

• Eckley now has 16 punts of fifty+ yards this season and 60 for his profession.