Michigan State Football: Top 7 plays of the season so far

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Oct 17, 2015; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans defensive back Jalen Watts-Jackson (20) dives into the end zone for a game winning touchdown as the clock runs out in the fourth quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. Michigan State 27-23. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

This one has to be the most obvious choice of all. How could you pick against a play that has already been dubbed “Miracle at Michigan, Part II” by NFL.com? The site also called this play by Michigan State’s punt block unit, the best moment in college football history.

What a week it has been for Mark Dantonio’s team after they escaped the jaws of defeat once again, beating the in-state rival Wolverines by four thanks to a last-second botched snap on a punt by Blake O’Neill.

The Wolverines led for most of the game — besides a 7-7 tie — and you wouldn’t be able to say they dominated by looking at the box score. Michigan State out-gained Michigan by 150 yards and recorded twice as many passing yards and first downs as the Wolverines.

However, it took a last-second miracle for the Spartans to sneak out of Ann Arbor with a gigantic win over Michigan for the seventh time in eight years.

Check out the unbelievable play that got the Spartans to 7-0:

Jalen Watts-Jackson happened to be in the right place at the right time for Michigan State, scooping up the mishandled snap and taking it 38 yards to the house to beat Michigan. It came at a hefty price, though, as the defensive back broke his hip on the play.

Watts-Jackson will go down as a Spartan legend until the end of time and even claimed that he would do it all over again “for my brothers” if he were given the chance.

Michigan State football continues to produce these high character kids.

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