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Michigan State Football: 3 bold predictions for tricky battle at Purdue

By Connor Muldowney

Michigan State's Payton Thorne, left, hands off the ball to Kenneth Walker III during the third quarter in the game against Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.211030 Msu Michigan 160a
Michigan State's Payton Thorne, left, hands off the ball to Kenneth Walker III during the third quarter in the game against Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.211030 Msu Michigan 160a /
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Michigan State’s Kenneth Walker III runs for a touchdown against Michigan during the fourth quarter on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.211030 Msu Michigan 317a
Michigan State’s Kenneth Walker III runs for a touchdown against Michigan during the fourth quarter on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.211030 Msu Michigan 317a /

2. Kenneth Walker III breaks 150 yards again

Fresh off his “Heisman moment” against Michigan, Kenneth Walker III is facing a defense that’s prone to giving up big yards on the ground.

Purdue was gashed by Wisconsin not too long ago and Walker is the best running back the Boilermakers have faced all year. He just had 197 yards and five touchdowns against one of the best run defenses in college football last weekend, so I expect another sparkling performance against the Boilermakers on Saturday.

Walker is going to need a red-hot finish to the regular season if he wants to win the Heisman Trophy and I think his showing against Purdue is only going to help his resume.

I see Walker breaking 150 yards again which will be the fifth time this season he has hit that mark and he may even approach 200 yards for a second straight game. He’s going to average about 7-8 yards per carry and have a couple of touchdowns with around 170 rushing yards against Purdue.

Give this man the Heisman already.

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