My main thoughts about Michigan State is that after two games they don’t look like they have any one strike-fear-into-your-hearts strength, nor do they have any massive weaknesses. That’s not to say there’s no strengths or weaknesses (obviously), just that their magnitudes aren’t going to force you to significantly alter your gameplan to exploit one facet specifically (or prevent them from over-relying on one form of attacking your offense or defense). Overall, I just feel like they’re quite well-rounded.
My gut is then that the keys for Washington mirror each other on offense and defense: Make Payton Thorne uncomfortable when he drops back, — more on that in a moment — keep Michael Penix safe, ball security on offense and disrupting MSU’s on defense, and tackling.