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Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith talks USC run game: 'Really was the big, big difference in their success'

Erik-McKinneyby: Erik McKinney09/21/25ErikTMcKinney
USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley meets with Michigan State Spartans head coach Jonathan Smith following the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley meets with Michigan State Spartans head coach Jonathan Smith following the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)

Takeaways from what Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith had to say after USC's 45-31 win over his Spartans.

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