EAST LANSING, Mich. -- It’s not often that you see a quarterback ask for more crowd noise near the goal line.
That’s precisely what Michigan State’s Connor Cook did after his team recovered a fumbled kickoff at the Penn State 9-yard line on Saturday. Cook raised both arms, demanding increased volume from the home fans. They might not have noticed what he knew: Center Jack Allen was lined up in the backfield as a running back.
“I was trying to have fun with it,” Cook said later. “I knew Jack was going to score.