Michigan State football opened the Jonathan Smith era with a victory over Florida Atlantic, 16-10 on Friday night. Now, the Spartans are preparing for the first Big Ten conference game of the Smith era, against Maryland.
First, revisiting the win over Florida Atlantic, while an underwhelming performance, there were several key performers. Check out who Pro Football Focus ranked as the best performers for MSU:
- DE Ken Talley – 84.2
- TE Michael Masunas – 84.1
- S Nikai Martinez – 81.7
- WR Nick Marsh – 81.4
- OG Kristian Phillips – 80.9
- OT Stanton Ramil – 78.0
- LB Wayne Matthews III – 75.1
- C Tanner Miller – 74.7
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