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Illinois vs Michigan State Final Score: Late score gives Illini thrilling 31-27 victory

Faced with a three-point deficit against Michigan State, Jeff George Jr. engineered an impressive drive to give Illinois a lead with a late touchdown to topple the Spartans.

Saturday’s game against Michigan State (2-7, 0-6 Big Ten) marked Illinois’ (3-6, 2-4) best chance to beat the Spartans in recent memory. It seemed that the Illini squandered this chance when RJ Shelton gave the Spartans a 27-24 lead with 2:52 remaining, but George Jr. responded.

He found Zach Grant along the sidelines to start the drive and a pair of pass interference penalties moved the ball further into Michigan State territory.