Xavier Henderson leaves Michigan State's game vs Western Michigan, seen in street clothes

More bad injury news came Michigan State’s way in the second half Friday night. Xavier Henderson was seen in street clothes to start the second half.

Henderson left the Spartans’ game against Western Michigan and was seen coming out of the locker room in street clothes on crutches with a brace on his leg. That’s significant news for the Michigan State defense since Henderson led the team with 10.0 sacks and tied for the lead in tackles last season with 96.

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It’s the latest big injury for the Spartans after Darius Snow left with an injury of his own in the first half. Snow came in just behind Henderson in 2021 with 87 tackles.

Michigan State is lifting the curtain on its 2022 season Friday after a big year in 2021 — the second season of the Mel Tucker era in East Lansing. The Spartans went 11-2 overall and 7-2 in Big Ten play to punch their ticket to the Peach Bowl against Pitt.

Pair of Florida transfers combine with takeaway for Michigan State

Florida fans might recognize a couple names for Michigan State on Friday. In fact, they combined for a key play in the first half against Western Michigan.

Khris Bogle forced a Broncos turnover in the red zone and Chester Kimbrough came up with it, giving Michigan State the ball back and ending the Western Michigan threat. The Spartans jumped out to a 21-3 lead early on in the season-opening matchup.

Kimbrough is in his second season with Michigan State after transferring ahead of the 2021 season and Bogle is making his Spartans debut. He entered the transfer portal after three years in Gainesville and already made an impact early on for Mel Tucker’s group on Friday night.