Michigan State Football: 5 overreactions from victory over Michigan

ANN ARBOR, MI - OCTOBER 07: Chris Frey #23 of Michigan State Spartans celebrate with his teammates a win over Michigan Wolverines with the Paul Banyun trophy at Michigan Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan State defeated Michigan 14-10. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

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ANN ARBOR, MI – OCTOBER 07: Khari Willis #27 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates a first quarter turn over by the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan State defeated Michigan 14-10.(Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

4. Michigan State’s defense is better than Michigan’s

Not so fast, my friends. While Michigan State’s defense looked fantastic on Saturday night, going as far as to say the Spartans are better than the Wolverines on that side of the ball is a bit premature. Michigan State played exceptionally at the Big House over the weekend, but Michigan’s defense fared just as well.

In fact, Michigan held the Spartans to under 30 yards of total offense in the third quarter with no first downs. That proved Michigan still had a dominant defense after a tough first half against the Spartans.

Michigan allowed just 94 yards through the air while Michigan State’s secondary had an equally as impressive game despite allowing 198 yards. Michigan attempted 13 more passes and kept slinging it in the second half while trying to play catch-up.

Both sides had an impressive performance against the run as Michigan State allowed 2.6 yards per carry and Michigan allowed 4.0 yards per touch. Is Michigan State’s defense better than Michigan’s? Not quite yet, but this is a common overreaction.

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