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Michigan State Football: Report card for Notre Dame win

By Connor Muldowney

Sep 17, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Tyler O
Sep 17, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Tyler O /
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Sep 17, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Michigan State Spartans wide receiver R.J. Shelton (12) runs the ball against Notre Dame Fighting Irish safety Avery Sebastian (4) during the second half a game at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Michigan State Spartans wide receiver R.J. Shelton (12) runs the ball against Notre Dame Fighting Irish safety Avery Sebastian (4) during the second half a game at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /

WIDE RECEIVERS. A-. . WR. Last Week: N/A

We saw the emergence of a superstar on Saturday night in South Bend. Donnie Corley has risen from the ranks of the ‘might get a few targets’ zone to ‘could be No. 1 receiver material’ zone. The true freshman wide receiver has burst onto the scene as a stud and his second game ever in the green and white happened to be his best.

It all started with his first career touchdown catch where Tyler O’Connor trusted him enough, or just threw a very low ball, to lob it up into the corner of the end zone, hoping Corley would come down with it after a jump ball. The first-year receiver showed his immense athleticism, rising up, stealing the ball from the defender’s hands and finishing with a touchdown.

The catch was extremely similar to his game-winning grab from the Michigan high school state championship game but this one came on a national stage. Corley finished with a team-high 88 yards and a touchdown on four catches.

R.J. Shelton led all receivers with eight receptions and he had 80 yards and a touchdown to go along with it. The numbers might be a little deceiving because a couple of those catches, and a handful of yards, came off shovel passes from O’Connor. To be fair, Shelton did do a majority of the work, but his 80 yards receiving could have been divided into rushing as well.

Monty Madaris looked explosive yet again before getting hurt, catching two passes for 40 yards, and Josiah Price added two receptions for 24 yards.

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