Freshman phenom Bryce Underwood was held to a career low in completions and yards in Michigan's win in East Lansing. His backfield mates eased the burden for him with a commanding performance on the ground. Defensively, Aidan Chiles didn't fare much better and erased a 50-yard run from Makhi Frazier, and the defense didn't allow a 100-yard rusher for the seventh time this season. Here are some of the most laughable and amusing overreactions from the Paul Bunyan battle.
1. Malcolm Bell timed the snap perfectly to strip the ball from Bryce Underwood
This is for certain the most egregious call from this Big Ten scuffle. It will be talked about for a long time, especially by those wearing the green and white. Michigan State would have gotten the ball around the 50-yard line down by three and might have taken the lead, but the replay showed that Bell was across the line of scrimmage as the ball was being snapped. Argue all you want, but what's done is done.
That makes this an overreaction that is highly debatable. Watching it live, it appeared Bell was offsides. Then seeing the replay only confirmed it. You can call me biased all you want, but I am rationale enough to hear your take from it. The announcers were torn and I'm kind of surprised that the biased crowd didn't blow it out of proportion with chaos. Things like that can easily bring out the violent side out of people in the heat of the moment.
There were no reports of anyone getting arrested or any fighting from Saturday night which is relieving to know considering this and the recent history between these two foes.