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What Mark Dantonio said after Michigan State’s win over Indiana
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Michigan State got back on the winning side of the scoreboard this week, knocking off Indiana 35-21 in Bloomington. The win pushed the Spartans to 2-1 on the season and 1-0 in B1G play.
The defense played really well, allowing Indiana to rush for just 29 yards. Coming into the contest, the Hoosiers had hit the 200-yard mark in each of their first three games. Shakur Brown also had a pick-six for MSU early in the game.
Offense was still an issue for the Spartans, who turned the ball over four times and struggled to take advantage of opportunities. And Michigan State had a difficult time running the football, though it was without lead ball-carrier L.J. Scott.
Here are the comments head coach Mark Dantonio had after Michigan State’s win:
MSU coach Mark Dantonio says defense played well throughout the game and rallied in sudden-change situations and big moments.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 23, 2018
Nailor TD run "couldn't have come at a better time," Dantonio said.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 23, 2018
Dantonio: "I thought we had great focus." Talk was about finding identity.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 23, 2018
"Rocks" was the name of the Coghlin TD run. "Don't ask me why," Dantonio said.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 23, 2018
Dantonio said players couldn't have No. 12. Says he wanted to create confusion by having four players in number.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 23, 2018
Dantonio says that identity is "We're gonna come hard and compete and play with toughness."
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 23, 2018
Dantonio says LJ Scott has an ankle injury and did not practice this week.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 23, 2018
Dantonio on losing big lead in fourth quarter and then surviving: "It's very, very hard to win. It's extremely hard to win at any time, anywhere."
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 23, 2018
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB