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MSU WR Jalen Nailor breaks Rutgers’ stadium record with remarkable 1st half performance
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Some days it’s just your day.
For Michigan State wide receiver Jalen Nailor, if the first half of Saturday’s game with Rutgers is any indication, it was his day. Nailor found the end zone three times, and racked up 208 yards in to set an SHI Stadium record for receiving yards, topping the 207 yard mark set by Larry Fitzerald in 2003 — and he still has a half to go.
The speedy Spartans wide receiver put MSU on the board with a 63-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Payton Thorne in the first quarter.
This No. 11 @MSU_Football offense has so many playmakers. 👀
@payton15thorne finds big-play WR @SpeedyNailor to get on the board. pic.twitter.com/2JFgCldniU
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 9, 2021
Nailor followed that with a 2nd-quarter, near out of bounds reception with a reverse-gear move to take it to the endzone for a second 63-yard TD.
You probably figured Jalen Nailor would be down near the sideline.
Nope. 😱
@SpeedyNailor // @MSU_Football pic.twitter.com/mIy0Lvbxcn
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 9, 2021
Finally, Thorne hit Nailor again on the flea-flicker, this time for a 65-yard touchdown and his third of the game, putting the Spartans up 21-13.
✅ 63-yard TD
✅ 63-yard TD
✅ 65-yard TDJalen Nailor reels in the flea flicker for his third (!) TD of the first half. 🤯
@SpeedyNailor // @MSU_Football pic.twitter.com/GlTcUynp6L
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 9, 2021
With just a decent second half, Nailor could find himself surpassing the current Michigan State record for recieving yards in a game of 270, held by Charles Rogers against Fresno State in 2001.
Scott Schultz covers Michigan State Football, along with Breaking News for B1G Football & Basketball for Saturday Tradition. He also serves as an Automotive News Editor & Writer, and Softball Writer elsewhere on the web. Follow him on Twitter @SRSchultz.