Rally Lifts Spartans To 7-0 For First Time Since '66
Michigan State's latest letdown lasted only a half -- and that's one sign these Spartans could be headed for a memorable season.
Kirk Cousins threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to B.J. Cunningham in the third quarter, helping No. 13 Michigan State to its best start in more than four decades with a 26-6 win over Illinois on Saturday. The Spartans started slowly a week after beating Michigan, but they outscored the Illini 23-0 in the second half.
"I don't know if flat and cocky are the right words," Cousins said. "That was a very good football team we were playing, and we've been very good in the second half all year."
The Spartans are 7-0 for the first time since 1966, when they won their first nine games before famously tying Notre Dame 10-10.
"I think it means we're getting there," coach Mark Dantonio said. "When you can do that, you're building a program."
