After firing Mel Tucker in September, Michigan State has struggled to find its footing, currently sitting at 1-5 in Big Ten play with an offense that’s been among the nation’s worst.
After a pair of Big Ten road trips to Wisconsin and Rutgers, Ohio State is back in the Shoe for another conference bout this Saturday.Its opponent, Michigan State, is a foe that was once feared – the Spartans wrecked Ohio State’s national championship chances in both 2013 and 2015 – but has posed less and less of a threat with each passing year.
On Sept. 10, hours after the Spartans wrapped up their second game of the season against Richmond, it was reported that Tucker wasby Brenda Tracy, a rape survivor who had formerly worked with Tucker to educate Michigan State’s players about sexual assault prevention.for cause on Sept. 18. Defensive backs coach Harlon Barnett took over as interim head coach when Tucker was first suspended and has continued in that role since Tucker’s dismissal.
It appears unlikely that the Spartans will so much as reach bowl eligibility this year. They would have to pull off a shocker against Ohio State then win out at Indiana and against No. 11 Penn State just to get to six wins.Under the leadership of two separate quarterbacks who have produced similar numbers on the season, Michigan State’s passing offense ranks 82nd in yards per game, 94th in completion percentage and 96th in yards per attempt.
Kim hasn’t played since that Iowa game. On the season, he’s completed 56.9 percent of his passes for 1,090 yards and six touchdowns with six interceptions. It’s been since Week 2 against FCS Richmond that the Spartans have surpassed 24 points in a game. They’ve only broken the 20-point threshold twice in their past seven games and were shut out by Michigan on Oct. 21.
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