EUGENE, Ore. – Here are the Michigan State football players who helped or hurt their stock in the Spartans’ 31-10 loss Friday night at No. 6 Oregon.
Winners
Michigan State Spartans defensive back Charles Brantley intercepts a pass intended for Oregon Ducks wide receiver Tez Johnson as the Ducks host the Spartans at Autzen Stadium on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon.
CB Charles Brantley
A stellar season continues for the senior, who twice entered the portal but opted to remain at MSU. Brantley’s nine tackles against the Ducks are his career high in a Big Ten game and his most since making 10 against Western Michigan in 2022. However, his biggest play came on a goal-line interception of Dillon Gabriel, where Brantley diagnosed the play, read the Oregon quarterback’s eyes, timed his throw and perfectly undercut the route of receiver Tez Johnson for his third pick of the season and the fifth of his career. Brantley has a team-leading five pass breakups along with 23 tackles.
Malik Spencer
Gabriel immediately tested the health of Spencer and nickelback Angelo Grose on the first play, taking a deep shot to Johnson with whom the MSU junior kept stride with on the incompletion. From there, Spencer was all over the field, making a diving interception of another Gabriel pass in the end zone before flying down the field on special teams and wrangling Johnson down. Since having to leave the fourth quarter of the Boston College game, Spencer recorded seven tackles in back-to-back games, and his 29 stops are second-most for the Spartans behind linebacker Jordan Turner’s 37.
TE Jack Velling
The Oregon State transfer was a familiar assignment for the Ducks, having played against them the past two seasons under new MSU coach Jonathan Smith with the Beavers. Still, Velling equaled his season high with six catches on six…
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Author : Lansing State Journal
Publish date : 2024-10-07 11:52:18
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