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Payton Thorne previews ‘interesting experience’ of facing dad, WMU assistant, in Week 1
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Payton Thorne won’t only be playing against the Western Michigan defense on Friday. He’ll also be playing against his dad, Jeff Thorne.
Jeff is Western Michigan’s offensive coordinator, and this will be his 1st year at the position. Payton noted that it will definitely be an ‘interesting experience’ seeing his dad on the sidelines per Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press.
MSU QB Payton Thorne says he’s looking forward to playing against his dad, Jeff, who is WMU’s new offensive coordinator. “It’ll be an interesting experience.”
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) August 30, 2022
Payton isn’t going to let his father’s appearance on the Western Michigan sideline distract him, as he is planning on blocking out the noise per usual according to Ian Kress of WLNS. This will also be Payton’s 1st time facing Western Michigan as the starting quarterback. He redshirted the last time the Spartans played the Broncos in 2019.
Payton Thorne said he talked to his dad this summer about facing each other on Friday, but won’t worry be thinking about it when he runs out on the field.
“I don’t see it as that big of a deal.”
— Ian Kress (@ian_kress) August 30, 2022
At the end of the day, there’s nothing like a little father-son competition. Payton remembers that when he was a kid, his dad wouldn’t let him win or make it easy on him per Jim Comparoni of Rivals.
“He was one of those dads, when I was younger, he didn’t let me win,” said Payton Thorne. “I had to beat him.”
Payton Thorne on playing against his father: “He was one of those dads, when I was younger, he didn’t let me win. I had to beat him.”
— Jim Comparoni (@JimComparoni) August 30, 2022
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.