Michigan State Football: 3 takeaways from impressive win at Northwestern

Sep 3, 2021; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Michigan State Spartans running back Kenneth Walker III (9) celebrates his touchdown against the Northwestern Wildcats with running back Elijah Collins (24) during the first quarter at Ryan Field. Mandatory Credit: Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports /

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Sep 3, 2021; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Michigan State Spartans running back Kenneth Walker III (9) runs the ball against the Northwestern Wildcats during the second quarter at Ryan Field. Mandatory Credit: Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Kenneth Walker III is unreal

Wow.

Friday night was really the Kenneth Walker III show. I don’t think we’ll ever see a debut quite like what we saw from Walker III against Northwestern as he just torched the Wildcat defense for 60 minutes, putting up video game-like numbers.

Walker III’s first touch was taken 75 yards for a touchdown and he didn’t exactly cool off after that smoldering start. He remained hot throughout the game as every touch was a threat to go the distance.

If people weren’t sold on Walker coming into this game, they had to have been when the clock struck triple-zeroes.

The Wake Forest transfer lit up the scoreboard with four touchdowns, 264 yards, and an average of 11.5 yards per carry. He was fantastic and the Wildcats had no answer for him. I don’t think this game could have gone any better for Walker and hopefully this is just the start.

If Walker continues this type of fantastic running and the line keeps opening holes, he’s going to be Michigan State’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Jeremy Langford.

Walker is unreal.

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