Michigan State Football: 5 bold predictions for month of October 2019

EAST LANSING, MI - SEPTEMBER 28: Brian Lewerke #14 and Elijah Collins #24 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrate after the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Spartan Stadium on September 28, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State defeated Indiana 40-31. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

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EVANSTON, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 21: Elijah Collins #24 of the Michigan State Spartans runs against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field on September 21, 2019 in Evanston, Illinois. Michigan State defeated Northwestern 31-10. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

4. Elijah Collins averages 100-plus rushing yards

Though he’s only rushed for 100 yards one time in his career, Elijah Collins have more success in his first full month as a starter in October.

With Connor Heyward moving on, the Spartans have just three backs listed on the depth chart now, led by Collins. He’s proven himself as the team’s No. 1 back and is currently second in the Big Ten in rushing. He needs to have a big month in order to keep pace to break 1,000 yards, and I think he’ll do just that, putting together a couple of 100-yard games.

Collins will come close to three 100-yard games, but he’ll fall just short, but the redshirt freshman will average 100-plus in October.

That will put him at over 700 yards rushing heading into the month of November with four games to play. He will then become the first Spartan back to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season, assuming he maintains that pace, since Jeremy Langford.

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