PAYTON THORNE

(AP Photo/John Bazemore) (John Bazemore)ATLANTA — (AP) — Payton Thorne’s 22-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed gave No. 11 Michigan State the lead with less than three minutes remaining and the Spartans overcame an 11-point deficit to beat No. Thorne threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes as Michigan State (11-2) rallied after trailing 21-10. Defensive end John Morgan forced the fumble by Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne that was returned by Bright for a 21-10 lead. Michigan State: Thorne showed poise in regrouping from a slow start.

Payton Thorne’s 22-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed gave No. 11 Michigan State the lead with less than three minutes remaining and the Spartans overcame an 11-point deficit to beat No. 13 Pittsburgh 31-21 on Thursday night in the Peach Bowl.

Aidan O’Connell threw for a career-best 536 yards, matched his career high with three touchdown passes and led Purdue past No. 5 Michigan State 40-29.

Michigan Michigan St Football Michigan's Andrel Anthony, right, and A.J. 8 Michigan State top No. Michigan State, which had a fumble in the second quarter overturned by replay, had two reviews go in its favor on the next drive. Michigan State was 0 for 7 on third down until converting three straight on one drive, including Walker's 58-yard touchdown run. ___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Kenneth Walker ran for 197 yards and five touchdowns, lifting No. 8 Michigan State to a 37-33 comeback win over No. 6 Michigan on Saturday.

Michigan St Indiana Football Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne (10) looks to throw during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Indiana, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Bloomington, Ind. 10 Michigan State the lead and Payton Thorne's 12-yard touchdown pass provided the margin the Spartans needed to hold on for a 20-15 victory over Indiana. Jack Tuttle started in place of injured Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. but the Hoosiers' offensive woes continued. The only first-half touchdown came on Cal Haladay's 30-yard interception return — the first for Michigan State since the 2019 Pinstripe Bowl. THE TAKEAWAYMichigan State: Last week, the Spartans cracked the top 10 for the first time since September 2015.

Matt Coghlin's 51-yard field goal gave No. 10 Michigan State the lead and Payton Thorne's third-quarter touchdown throw gave the Spartans the breathing room they needed to beat Indiana 20-15.

Chester Kimbrough intercepted Adrian Martinez’s pass in overtime and Matt Coghlin made a 21-yard field goal to keep No. 20 Michigan State unbeaten with a 23-20 win over Nebraska.

Jayden Reed also had a scoring catch and a touchdown run for Michigan State, which forced Miami quarterback D’Eriq King into four turnovers. King was 38 of 59 passing — both of them Miami school records — for 388 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Charleston Rambo tied a school record with 12 catches for Miami, good for 156 yards and both of the Hurricanes’ touchdowns. He found a wide-open Nailor for an easy 39-yard score that made it 31-17 and ensured Michigan State would finally beat the Hurricanes for the first time in five tries. Walker caught a 7-yard pass from Thorne with 2:56 left in the half to put Michigan State back on top, 10-7.

Payton Thorne passed for 261 yards and four touchdowns, two of those scoring throws going to Jalen Nailor, and Michigan State extended its unbeaten start by topping No. 24 Miami 38-17 on Saturday.

The Miami Hurricanes will host Michigan State at noon on Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium.

Nine of the 14 Big Ten football teams appear set at quarterback heading into the fall.

3 Ohio State to a 52-12 win over Michigan State on Saturday. Defensive line coach Larry Johnson coached Ohio State in Day's absence. Michigan State (2-4, 2-4) was coming off a win over another undefeated team — Northwestern — but the Spartans were overmatched Saturday. They punted on fourth-and-1 in the first quarter — and again on fourth down in Ohio State territory early in the third. Michigan State wraps up the regular season at Penn State.

Fryfogle had 11 catches for 200 yards — surpassing career highs he'd set just a week earlier — and the Hoosiers handled Michigan State 24-0 on Saturday. Michigan State was shut out at home for the first time since a 31-0 loss to Michigan in 1985. Michigan State: The Spartans have been hurt by turnovers in all three of their losses, and this was no exception. Lombardi isn't the only one to blame, but it was time for Michigan State to try another option at quarterback. “We thought it was some decision making early in the game," Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said.