Free Press writer Chris Solari breaks down who helped or hurt their stock for Michigan State football in the Spartans' 41-14 loss Saturday to Rutgers.

Michigan State junior tight end Jack Velling concluded his first season in East Lansing with his best performance yet. After not scoring

Michigan State football experienced another tough blow on Friday night, with tight end Jack Velling suffering a scary injury in the first half of the win over Purdue. Velling took a hard hit from a Purdue defender on a high pass and was instantly down on the ground injured.

Michigan State football head coach Jonathan Smith provided a positive injury update for starting tight end Jack Velling on Monday.

Michigan State football had a chance to go bowling but that was ruined on Saturday night. The Spartans put out one final disappointing performance to end the 2024 regular season with a blowout loss against Rutgers.

The Spartans' bowl game hopes ended with a lopsided loss to Rutgers that showed many of the same issues that plagued MSU all season.

Michigan State remains very shorthanded in the secondary but apparently won’t be missing its starting tight end while attempting to extend the season. The Spartans (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) host Rutgers (6-5,