Penn State finally breaking through against Michigan State for its first Big Ten win was a product of several things. The Nittany Lions ran the ball effectively, rushed the passer at an elite rate and were finally able to put a game away in the fourth quarter with a sustained offensive drive.

Two Nittany Lions earned weekly Big Ten honors after their 28-10 victory over the Michigan State Spartans. Penn State running back Kaytron Allen earned the Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week award,

Michigan State football's top two quarterbacks, Alessio Milivojevic and Aidan Chiles, are both banged up as the Spartans prepare for Iowa on Saturday.

Michigan State football fell to Penn State on Saturday afternoon, 28-10, dropping their seventh straight game and falling to 3-7 on the year. In the game, it was another day of offensive struggles, with an offensive line group that struggled to block and an offense that struggled to stay on the field and put points on the board.

It's Michigan State's seventh consecutive defeat, plummeting the Spartans down to 3-7 overall and 0-7 against the Big Ten. They'll fail to qualify for a bowl game for the fourth straight season. PSU snapped its own six-game skid, reaching 4-6 and 1-6, respectively.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Michigan State Spartans NCAAF game from November 15, 2025 on ESPN.

Michigan State constantly shuffled its offensive line this fall while dealing with injuries. That changed last week when the Spartans stuck with the starting five up front in left tackle Rustin Young, left guard Caleb Carter, center Matt Gulbin, right guard Rakeem Johnson and right tackle Conner Moore.

FOX Sports' Michael Cohen offers up his latest Big Ten Power Rankings with Ohio State on top, Penn State surging and Iowa falling.

The interim coach was flooded with messages after the Nittany Lions ended a six-game losing streak. Next up is a home date against Nebraska.

Free Press sports writer Chris Solari looks at the players who helped or hurt their stock in Michigan State football's loss to Penn State on Saturday.