TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State ushered in the Herm Edwards era with a blowout win last Saturday, while No. 13 Michigan State had a much more difficult time in its season opener.
You could almost say Sparty escaped, pulling ahead in the final two minutes for a 38-31 victory over Utah State, a victory that cost them two spots in the AP poll.
"We certainly make it interesting," said Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio, whose team won four games by seven points or less in a 10-win 2017 season.
"I wish we wouldn't."
Edwards was less than enthusiastic about the Sun Devils' 49-7 blowout over UTSA, in which senior quarterback Manny Wilkins threw a career-high four touchdown passes.