Michigan State football lost a heartbreaker on Saturday evening, and the "Talkin' Spartans" crew was there to break it down afterwards.
Michigan State rallied from down 17 points to force overtime, but a game-winning two-point conversion came up short as the Spartans fell to Illinois by the final score of 38-37. The Spartans were down 17-0 early but fought back to tie it up in the final minutes. Michigan State, though, was unable to convert a two-point conversion trick play to end the game.
With the loss, Michigan State drops to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in Big Ten play. The Spartans have now lost four straight games and seem unlikely to reach a bowl game for a fifth straight year.
After the game, Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal and Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press analyzed the result and what it means for the Spartans moving forward. Click on the social media post below to hear what Solari and Couch had to say about this matchup:
Talkin’ Spartans: Analyzing MSU football’s 38-37 overtime loss to Illinois https://t.co/vYx1eTc3kB
— Lansing State Journal (@LSJNews) October 11, 2026
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