East Lansing — Big plays were back for the Michigan State offense on Saturday, and with that came a defense that was far from perfect but also far better than it was a week ago.
It all added up to a bounce-back win for No. 8 Michigan State as Payton Thorne threw for four touchdowns and Kenneth Walker added a pair of scoring runs in the Spartans’ 40-21 victory over Maryland in front of 67,437 at Spartan Stadium.
The victory sets up a showdown next week with No. 6 Ohio State as the Spartans (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) head to Columbus with control of the Big Ten East on the line.