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Michigan State Football: 5 bold predictions for October 2021

By Connor Muldowney

Payton Thorne, right, gets the team fired up before Michigan State's football game against Nebraska on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.210925 Msu Nebraska 050a
Payton Thorne, right, gets the team fired up before Michigan State's football game against Nebraska on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.210925 Msu Nebraska 050a /
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Sep 25, 2021; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans running back Kenneth Walker III (9) runs the ball against the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the first quarter at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2021; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans running back Kenneth Walker III (9) runs the ball against the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the first quarter at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Kenneth Walker III reaches 1,000 yards

Kenneth Walker III leads the nation in rushing. Yes, you read that correctly, a Michigan State running back is currently No. 1 in college football in rushing yards. It feels like it’s been an eternity since Michigan State had a strong run game, but here we are.

However, Walker III is coming off his worst game of the season in which it took him 19 carries to rack up 61 yards. Before the Nebraska game, Walker III was averaging well over 8.0 yards per carry and his worst game was a seven-carry, 57-yard outing against Youngstown State. He has been elite this season and that’s not going to change in October.

Against some opponents that will give up some rushing yards, Walker III will average over 100 yards per game yet again and he’ll reach 1,000 yards before the Spartans even take the field in November. This will give Michigan State its first 1,000-yard rusher since Jeremy Langford in 2014.

Michigan State always fares better with a strong run game and Walker III leads one of the best backfields in the nation. The Spartans are going to thrive with K-9 playing at a high level again.

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