EAST LANSING – A senior wide receiver with more than 2,500 yards and two dozen touchdown career grabs lined up against a true freshman.

Indiana’s Elijah Sarratt had the obvious advantage in experience but Michigan State cornerback Aydan West remained step-for-step in coverage.

Being in position wasn’t enough as Heisman candidate Fernando Mendoza delivered a perfect strike to Sarratt for a 27-yard touchdown. It was a tip-your-cap moment in which the Spartans were beat by elite execution in a 38-13 loss on the road against the No. 2 Hoosiers last week.

The flip side came in film review and the plays Michigan State left on the field in Bloomington. Trailing 10-7 midway through the second quarter, the Hoosiers faced second-and-17 and Mendoza escaped pressure to compete a short throw to the

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