BYU marched deep into MSU territory, but the Spartans defense mounted a big goal-line stand, forcing a turnover on downs in the shadow of their end zone.
Jamaal Williams picked up three yards and a first down after Taysom Hill’s 6-yard pass to Hunter Marshall gave BYU a second-and-8 to start the drive. Two plays later, Hill found Mitchell Juergens for a 20-yard gain to the MSU 24-yard line. BYU picked up another first down on third-and-8 — a 10-yard pass to Jonah Trinnaman. Williams then dragged a pair of MSU defenders eight yards, to the MSU 4.