Putting Up Numbers· college football

Michigan State’s passing yards with Jaziun Patterson and since Jaziun Patterson’s last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Michigan State was 10.0 yards under with Jaziun Patterson and 69.0 yards under since Jaziun Patterson’s last game in 2026, 7 games against 1. The plain averages are 191.6 and 109.0, a difference of 82.6. All 5 home games were with Jaziun Patterson. All 5 unranked opponents were with Jaziun Patterson. All 3 nonconference games were with Jaziun Patterson.

Jaziun Patterson, running back: 327 rushing yards, 76 carries and 7 receptions in 6 games this season.

One game since Jaziun Patterson’s last game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

passing yards a game over expected

The games

with Jaziun Pattersonsince Jaziun Patterson’s last game
Michigan State’s games, 2026, each marked with Jaziun Patterson or since Jaziun Patterson’s last game
SideDateGameResultpassing yardsExpected
Sep 4, 2026vsToledoW247234.0
Sep 12, 2026vsEastern MichiganW214261.0
Sep 19, 2026@Notre DameL123169.9
Sep 26, 2026vsNebraskaL218180.5
Oct 3, 2026@WisconsinL108179.8
Oct 10, 2026vsIllinoisL215198.0
Oct 17, 2026vsNorthwesternL216188.0
Oct 24, 2026@UCLAL109178.0

Method

Read against .

  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 4.1 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 59% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.