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2nd quarter
8:10 am: Aidan Chiles missed two long throws early in the drive, but then extended the drive with a 3rd-and-10 run. This allowed him to hit Montorie Foster Jr. for a 40-yard pass and score a minute later with a 1-yard touchdown run. Chiles only made 3 of 9 shots, but his last long throw counted. Michigan State 10, Boston College 6
12:22 pm: Boston College’s running game is getting going: The Eagles already have six runs of 10 yards or more, the last of which was an 11-yard touchdown run that capped a 64-yard run and gave the Eagles the lead. Michigan State allowed a third-down conversion and a fourth-down conversion on that run and had some tackling problems. The Eagles missed the point afterward due to a bad snap. Boston College 6, Michigan State 3
1st quarter
3:30 am: The Spartans go 3-and-out on their second possession and their defense gets a brief break after Boston College moved the ball well against them. Michigan State 3, Boston College 0
5:11: Great play by the MSU defense: After Boston College had mostly dragged the ball down the ground, Cal Haladay forced a fumble inside his own 10-yard line and the Spartans recovered and stopped the Eagles on their 58-yard drive. Michigan State 3, Boston College 0
9:11 am: The Spartans took advantage of the short field to get a 41-yard field goal from Jonathan Kim. Aidan Chiles had a nice 3rd-and-10 pass to Jack Velling to get the team in field goal range, but things stalled from there. Michigan State 3, Boston College 0
12:59 pm: Good start for Michigan State’s defense: The Spartans forced Boston College to minus three yards on their first drive and forced the punt. A short punt means the Spartans start in BC territory. Michigan State 0, Boston College 0
Before the game: Key injury news: Star rookie wide receiver Nick Marsh will miss Saturday night’s game against the Eagles due to injury, joining an already lengthy list of Spartans wide receiver injuries that also includes Jaron Glover, Alante Brown and Antonio Gates Jr.
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Michigan State travels to Chestnut Hill for the first time since 1992 to play a Boston College team that is 2-1 and looks to be a bigger challenge than most younger versions of a team that hasn’t won more than seven games since 2009.
But the Spartans are also showing signs of improvement, thanks in large part to a young offense led by Aidan Chiles and Nick Marsh and a defense that kept a clean sheet last week against Prairie View A&M.
The game marks the conclusion of Michigan State’s nonconference play before Big Ten play begins against two top-10 teams, Ohio State and Oregon.
Kickoff is at 8 p.m. on the ACC Network. You can find live updates here throughout the evening.
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