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Niyo: Freshman Ricky White's plays biggest hand in Michigan State's upset victory for the ages

For Ricky White, the game plan really was fairly simple.

Even though this was his first taste of the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry, the Spartans’ freshman receiver knew the recipe for success wasn’t that hard to follow.

“Just make as many plays as I can,” White said, smiling, after he’d done exactly that Saturday in a stunning 27-24 upset of the Wolverines at Michigan Stadium.

White made plays all afternoon for the Spartans, setting a school record for a freshman with 196 receiving yards on eight catches. That eclipsed Cody White's 165 yards as a freshman against Northwestern in 2017.