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Michigan State Football: 5 takeaways from mammoth upset of Penn State

By Connor Muldowney

STATE COLLEGE, PA - OCTOBER 13: La'Darius Jefferson #15 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates with Brian Lewerke #14 after scoring a 1 yard touchdown in the first half against the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 13, 2018 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - OCTOBER 13: La'Darius Jefferson #15 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates with Brian Lewerke #14 after scoring a 1 yard touchdown in the first half against the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 13, 2018 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 13: Felton Davis III #18 of the Michigan State Spartans catches a 25 yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter against Amani Oruwariye #21 of the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 13, 2018 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 13: Felton Davis III #18 of the Michigan State Spartans catches a 25 yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter against Amani Oruwariye #21 of the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 13, 2018 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

4. Felton Davis III is unfair

Felton Davis III is flat-out unfair. If it wasn’t obvious against Northwestern, though he was too lightly used in that loss, it was clear on Saturday afternoon against Penn State.

For the second straight season, Davis III was a nightmare for Penn State. He did drop some passes early on and Brian Lewerke missed him on other occasions, but he made some incredible plays down the stretch, including a bobbled reception between his legs near the sideline in the fourth quarter.

On the day, Davis III caught eight passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns. What makes this even more impressive is the fact that Michigan State is down three receivers and was down a fourth when Cam Chambers went down in the first half on Saturday. Why is this impressive? The defense basically gets to put all of its focus on Davis III and ignore the inexperienced wide outs.

Despite the extra attention, Davis III dominated and scored the game-winning touchdown on a beautiful (purposeful?) under-throw by Lewerke with 19 seconds left.

Surprisingly, this was Davis III’s first 100-yard game of the year and he’s quickly proving himself as one of the nation’s best wide outs.

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