IOWA CITY, IA — Free Press sports writer Chris Solari grades Michigan State football on a scale of A to F after the Spartans’ 20-17 loss at Iowa on Saturday, Nov. 22.

Offense: C-minus

It was a sandwich game for Alessio Milivojevic and the offense. The Spartans punted on their first four drives of the game and a 14-play, 78-yard possession stalled in the red zone for a field goal in the second quarter. Running the ball was tough sledding, and Milivojevic continued to play through hit after hit – he was sacked twice but hit nine other times. But the redshirt freshman threw a pair of touchdowns to Chrishon McCray to give MSU the lead in the third quarter before everything evaporated in the final period – three straight three-and-out drives for 6 yards and a four-and-punt possession an

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