Graham Couch / Lansing State Journal
There was no need to swim or spin. Kenny Willekes had one thing in mind.
Get to the quarterback.
A powerful burst, then a strong shove to send Michigan right tackle Juwann Bushell-Beatty stumbling 3 yards backward.
There was John O’Korn. And Michigan State’s sophomore defensive end crawled into the middle and wrestled the Wolverines’ quarterback to the ground.
It was Willekes’ first career sack. In his first taste of the rivalry. And he would get another in the second half of the Spartans’ 14-10 victory over the Wolverines.