After a slow start to the game, the No. 17 Michigan St. Spartans defeated the Youngstown St. Penguins, 28-6, to open the season. Quarterback Kirk Cousins and running back Le'Veon Bell combined for three of the team's touchdowns.
Youngstown State Vs. Michigan State Final Score: Kirk Cousins Leads Spartans To 28-6 Victory Over Penguins
Michigan State and Youngstown held one another scoreless in the first quarter, but running back Larry Caper scored a touchdown on a six-yard run to put the Spartans in the lead. Youngstown scored its only points less than five minutes later on a touchdown pass, but the kicker missed the extra point.
Le'Veon Bell increased the Spartans' lead later in the quarter with a three-yard touchdown run. Quarterback Kirk Cousins and wide receiver B.J. Cunningham connected on a 55-yard reception at the start of that drive. Cousins later threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Cunningham. He went 18-of-22 for 221 yards while Cunningham finished with 129 yards on nine catches. Bell added a second touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Michigan State hosts Florida Atlantic next week at Spartan Stadium,
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