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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Free Press sports writer Chris Solari reviews Michigan State football’s 27-24 win at Maryland to open Big Ten play and looks ahead to the Spartans’ return to nonconference action against Prairie View A&M.
Next up for the Spartans: Prairie View A&M Panthers
Matchup: Michigan State (2-0) vs. Prairie View A&M (1-1).
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Saturday; Spartan Stadium, East Lansing.
TV/radio: Big Ten Network, WJR-AM (760).
Line: TBD.
The Prairie View A&M Panthers won the Southwestern Athletic Conference West Division title in 2023 but lost to Florida A&M in the league title game to finish the season 6-6.
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Know the foe
The Panthers, who play in the Football Championship Subdivision, held on Saturday for a 37-31 victory over Northwestern State (Louisiana) behind quarterback Cameron Peters, who was 18-for-33 for 280 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The Panthers lost their season opener to SWAC foe Texas Southern, 27-9. Coach Bubba McDowell’s team went 6-6 a year ago in his debut season but won the SWAC West Division. The Panthers then lost to Florida A&M in the league’s championship game. Prairie View A&M is the nation’s third-largest Historically Black College and University (HBCU) at nearly 9,000 students. The Panthers were a late addition to MSU’s schedule in January after a previously scheduled game with Louisiana was mutually canceled due to shuffling for the Rajun’ Cajuns.
Chris Solari’s 3 things we learned
No fearing turtles: The Spartans went down by a touchdown twice in the first half before recovering to take a 17-14 lead into halftime on Jonathan Kim’s end-of-half field goal. The Terrapins scored 10 unanswered points to start the second half to again put MSU behind by 7 before…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-09-08 21:00:36
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