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Michigan State solves Iowa run game by upping physicality, playing team defense

On3 imageby:Paul Konyndyk10/20/24

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Michigan State team defense
(photo by Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Michigan State solved a punishing Iowa run defense by playing team defense, where everybody does their part. That may sound easy, but it's not unless everyone is on the same page. “Everybody was keyed on what they were supposed to do and nobody tried to be a hero," said safety Nikai Martinez. "We stayed true to the course and true to the gameplan.”

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