Michigan State safety Jalen Watts-Jackson speaks with reporters Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, in East Lansing. Video by Joe Rexrode / DFP
EAST LANSING -- Try to keep up with Michigan State instant legend Jalen Watts-Jackson as he races through the thoughts and emotions of a 66-hour span, from the football play that changed his life to the Wednesday news conference that introduced him as more than just a name and a round-the-clock replay.
Start with surprise. It was on the face of the MSU redshirt freshman safety, along with more than 100,000 fans at Michigan Stadium and millions of viewers Saturday, when Michigan punter Blake O’Neill dropped a low snap with 10 seconds left, picked up the ball and took a hit from MSU’s Grayson Miller and Matt Morrissey that popped it right into the hands of Watts-Jackson.