IOWA CITY, Iowa — Emotion can be tricky, particularly in football.
One week, it can manifest itself into a perfect performance. The next, the pendulum can swing and overtake a player to the point where they try to do too much and ultimately make things worse.
Michigan State football rode the roller coaster again. From a stunning loss to Rutgers to an exhilarating upset at Michigan to Saturday’s thorough 49-7 beatdown at Iowa, a game that was all but over before the halftime whistle.
“We're gonna make it a make it a priority to have this team ready to go Saturday and from here on out, because we can't be up and down, up and down, up and down,” senior linebacker Antjuan Simmons said, pounding the table in front of him in cadence with his frustration.