Michigan State Wins a 2OT Classic vs. Boston College, 42-40

EAST LANSING, Mich. --- Michigan State found a way. After a long, back-and-forth contest, Aidan Chiles found Omari Kelly in the back of the endzone for a game-winning two-point conversion in double overtime to send MSU to a 42-40 victory over Boston College on Saturday night.

The Spartans get revenge for a 23-19 loss to the Eagles from last year in sweet fashion and improve to 2-0 on the young season.

MSU trailed this game 21-14 at the half and hadn't outscored an FBS opponent in the second half during the Jonathan Smith era. The Spartans were able to do just that and get the game to overtime, where it came down to the fact that they got the two-point conversion and Boston College didn't.

It can be funny how such hard-fought games can be sized down to one or two plays. Michigan State made those plays in this one to get the win.

First Half

Ball security was not the theme of the start of this game. MSU's defense seemed to have forced a three-and-out, but then Spartan WR Omari Kelly fumbled on the ensuing punt return.

Boston College looked to turn Michigan State's mistake into points, but Turbo Richard lost the ball while trying to extend it over the goal line. MSU fell on it in the endzone to get the ball back.

With its own second chance, Michigan State took advantage. The Spartans had third-and-goal from the 11-yard line, but Nick Marsh got open and carried several defenders with him to get across the goal line and make it 7-0, MSU.

That score held for the rest of the initial 15 minutes as the two teams traded punts, but Boston College quarterback Dylan Lonergan found VJ Wilkins for 56 yards on the second-to-last play of the quarter. The Eagles got on the board a little more than two minutes into the second to tie the game up on a pass from Lonergan to Richard.

On the ensuing drive, Michigan State decided to go for it near midfield. The Spartans directly snapped it to Brandon Tullis, but Boston College was ready for it and got the stop and the ball in great field position.

The Eagles quickly paid it off to take the lead, as Lonergan went to Jaedn Skeete to give Boston College its first lead.

MSU had a quick response though. Alante Brown returned the kickoff all the way to the BC 33-yard line. Chiles had Michael Masunas wide open a couple of plays later for the response that tied the game at 14.

Still, Boston College's offense could not be stopped. Lonergan picked up his third passing touchdown of the second quarter, this one to Reed Harris, with 31 seconds left to give the Eagles a 21-14 halftime lead.