EAST LANSING — Free Press sports writer Chris Solari grades Michigan State football after the Spartans’ 23-6 win over Western Michigan on Friday, Aug. 29, at Spartan Stadium in the 2025 opener.

Offense: B-

The job the offensive line did to open the season with back-to-back scoring drives was impressive, flashing strong run blocking on the first and solid pass protection for QB Aidan Chiles on the second. After that? Chiles was flushed from the pocket with pressure and sacked four times. That included one in the fourth quarter when RB Brandon Tullis didn’t pick up a blitz, causing Chiles to get the wind knocked out of him and fumble for his only turnover. But the line, anchored at center by Matt Gulbin, produced 103 yards from Makhi Frazier and 52 more from Tullis, while each score

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