Michigan State Football: Report card for Week 4 win at Indiana

It looked like the good old days for the green and white in the trenches. The defensive line played arguably its best game in two years, getting a strong push on Peyton Ramsey all game long.

If not for Ramsey’s ability and tendency to get the ball out within a few seconds of each snap, the Spartans would have finished with more than four sacks. Only two of the four sacks came from the defensive line, but the nine tackles for loss were mostly from the big guys up front shutting down the run game.

Kenny Willekes was close to recording a couple more sacks, but he finished with one, another QB hurry and eight tackles. He continues to have a huge junior campaign, building on his already-impressive MSU resume at end.

On the other end, Jacub Panasiuk returned from injury, but didn’t record a tackle. He still got a good push on the other side and he split time with Jack Camper who had 0.5 tackles for loss. There wasn’t much over-pursuit from the ends, which is perfect execution.

At tackle, Raequan Williams and Mike Panasiuk were dominant up front. It seemed as if each time Indiana snapped the ball, but center and guards were pushed back two yards within a second. They’re almost unguardable, at least one-on-one, up front and they combined for five tackles, three for loss, two pass deflections and a sack. Great tackle combo for the green and white.

Naquan Jones and Gerald Owens both had strong games for the Spartans, too.