Putting Up Numbers· college football

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

, ,

Against what the season’s ratings expected, Michigan State was 9.9 yards under with Jaziun Patterson and 69.3 yards under since Jaziun Patterson’s last game over its last 25 games, 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 of those 25 games.

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, last 25 games, each marked with Jaziun Patterson or since Jaziun Patterson’s last game
SideDateGameResultpassing yardsExpected
Oct 26, 2024@MichiganL189193.6
Nov 2, 2024vsIndianaL229183.1
Nov 16, 2024@IllinoisL256229.1
Nov 22, 2024vsPurdueW159265.4
Nov 30, 2024vsRutgersL150233.3
Aug 29, 2025vsWestern MichiganW155235.9
Sep 6, 2025vsBoston CollegeW231258.9
Sep 13, 2025vsYYoungstown StateW270—
Sep 20, 2025@USCL225219.8
Oct 4, 2025@NebraskaL156197.7
Oct 11, 2025vsUCLAL166210.2
Oct 18, 2025@IndianaL293201.2
Oct 25, 2025vsMichiganL190229.0
Nov 1, 2025@MinnesotaL311225.3
Nov 15, 2025vsPenn StateL128226.3
Nov 22, 2025@IowaL255183.9
Nov 29, 2025vsMaryland (neutral)W292229.8
Sep 4, 2026vsToledoW247232.7
Sep 12, 2026vsEastern MichiganW214260.9
Sep 19, 2026@Notre DameL123170.3
Sep 26, 2026vsNebraskaL218180.3
Oct 3, 2026@WisconsinL108180.0
Oct 10, 2026vsIllinoisL215198.1
Oct 17, 2026vsNorthwesternL216187.9
Oct 24, 2026@UCLAL109178.3

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 3.9 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.
  • 17 games in 2024 and 2025 are neither with Jaziun Patterson nor since Jaziun Patterson’s last game: Jaziun Patterson had no game for the team those seasons, and sit out.