Gone Crazy and Back Again by Robert Sam Anson

The touchdown cut MSU's lead to 17-10.Īfter a fumble by Asad Abdul-Khaliq, Michigan State regained its two- TD advantage as Spartan quarterback Jeff Smoker registered a six-yard touchdown run. After another short Spartan drive, Minnesota drove 91 yards in eight plays, scoring with a 13-yard Asad Abdul-Khaliq touchdown pass to Tony Patterson.

The Golden Gophers opened their scoring at 14:56 of the second quarter on a Rhys Lloyd 23-yard field goal. Minnesota got on the comeback trail in the second quarter, but MSU rallied at the end of the half to virtually put the game away. The Spartans rounded out their scoring in the first quarter with a 46-yard field goal by Dave Rayner. After a Minnesota three-and-out, Hayes scored again on a six-yard run, capping an 11-play, 68-yard drive. The Spartans scored in 1:16 on a Jaren Hayes 11- yard run. The Golden Gophers helped MSU get going, turning over the opening kickoff on a fumble. The Maroon and Gold lost its second consecutive game to drop to 6-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten. The Spartans jumped out to a 17-0 first-quarter lead and a 34-17 first-half advantage, and held Minnesota in the second half to improve to 7-1 overall and 4- 0 in the conference.

18 Michigan State, 44-38, today at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn., as the Golden Gophers fumbled three times and failed to capitalize at key moments in a significant Big Ten match-up. The 19th-ranked University of Minnesota football team lost to No.

Gone Crazy and Back Again by Robert Sam Anson