Post-Game Notes: Minnesota – Michigan State University Athletics

Football
9/24/2022 9:43:00 PM

SERIES
• Saturday’s loss snapped MSU’s five-game win streak in the all-time series vs. Minnesota, as it was the Gophers’ first win in the series since 2009 . . . the Spartans still lead the all-time series, 30-18, including 17-7 in East Lansing, as Saturday’s visit by Minnesota was the Gophers’ first visit since Michigan State’s Big Ten Championship season in 2013.
  
OFFENSE
• Redshirt junior quarterback Payton Thorne was 17-of-24 for 132 yards and two interceptions . . . Thorne now has exactly 900 yards on the season, on 77-of-118 passing.
 
• Redshirt freshman quarterback Noah Kim was 6-of-7 passing for 70 yards and a 27-yard TD pass . . . Kim is now 8-of-9 passing for 92 yards on the season with two TD passes.
 
• After missing the Washington game with an injury, graduate senior wide receiver Jayden Reed returned to action with four receptions Saturday . . . Reed has started all 23 games he has played in his Spartan career and 35 of his 36 collegiate games played . . . Reed also has had at least one reception in 23 consecutive games played, which is all 23 games of his MSU career and 36 of his 37 career collegiate games.
 
• Sophomore wide receiver Keon Coleman had four receptions, marking the third time in the four games this season that he has had four or more receptions.
 
• Freshman wide receiver Germie Bernard snared his second TD catch of the season with the 27-yard scoring reception . . . Bernard now has four catches with…