3 reasons Michigan State football will beat Minnesota in Week 4

EAST LANSING, MI - SEPTEMBER 02: Michigan State Football Head Coach Mel Tucker greets quarterback Payton Thorne #10 on the sideline during the first half against Western Michigan University at Spartan Stadium on September 2, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Jaime Crawford/Getty Images) /

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Sep 17, 2022; Seattle, Washington, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Payton Thorne (10) passes against the Washington Huskies during the first quarter at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Payton Thorne got his mojo back

Through the first two games, I’ll admit that I was a little worried about Payton Thorne. He wasn’t connecting with his receivers the way I had expected and was overthrowing everyone not named Jayden Reed or Tre Mosley.

I wasn’t ready to admit that I was worried about his accuracy and poor mechanics but my hand was hovering over the panic button. OK, maybe I wasn’t that worried yet, but I was concerned that he wasn’t on the same page with his receivers.

All of those worries subsided in Week 3 with his performance against Washington.

Not only did Thorne look more comfortable, but he looked confident and was on the same page with Keon Coleman and he didn’t even have Reed to help him out. He was one of the lone bright spots in the loss and his return to form is a good sign moving forward.

Thorne got his mojo back and he’s going to build on that against a solid Minnesota secondary.

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