Michigan State is currently in the midst of a five-game losing streak after starting the season 3-0. Big Ten play has not been kind to the Spartans, and it felt there could be some hope for an upset win over No. 25 Michigan on Saturday, but yet again, the game slipped out of their hands.
There was one crucial play, however, on Michigan’s first drive in the second half, that could have changed the momentum of the game. On a 3rd and 8 play with a little under 13 minutes in the third quarter, Spartan defender Malcom Bell, who was coming off the EDGE for the pass rush, timed the snap perfectly and chased down Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood.
Bell forced a fumble from Underwood that was recovered by the Spartans. However, the refs threw a flag on the play and said that Bell was offside, and the Wolverines were given a free play, and the fumble was null and void…