Piscataway, N.J. — It was quite the sight, Kenneth Walker III waltzing down the sideline Saturday afternoon at Rutgers, the Michigan State Heisman Trophy hopeful breaking the will of the Scarlet Knights with a third-quarter, 94-yard touchdown run.
It was the play that essentially put the game away, a 31-13 victory for No. 11 Michigan State at SHI Stadium as the Spartans remained unbeaten and became bowl eligible, something that seemed like an ambitious goal before the season but now feels like an afterthought for a team that is tied atop the Big Ten East.
It was the way the play ended — Walker reaching out to teammate Jalen Nailor for a quick handshake just before striding into the end zone — that encapsulated why the Spartans not only won on Saturday, but have been winning all season.