CLOSE Mel Tucker on Michigan State’s 52-12 loss to No. 4 Ohio State, Dec. 5, 2020: “Outings like this are not acceptable. I don’t care who we’re playing.” Detroit Free Press UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — It’s Payton Thorne’s turn. Michigan State football’s redshirt freshman quarterback will make his first career start Saturday at Penn State, a week after starter Rocky Lombardi got hurt against No. 4 Ohio State. Lombardi is not in uniform for the noon kickoff (ABC). The Spartans (2-4) brought true freshman Noah Kim as the third QB behind Thorne and sophomore Theo Day. LIVE UPDATES: Michigan State football game vs. Penn State Thorne took over after Lombardi got knocked out against the Buckeyes with 4:29 to play, his head bouncing off the turf on a sack. The junior, who started all six games this season, did not return. Lombardi is 84 of 157 for 1,090 yards with eight touchdowns and…
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