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Nov 29, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Michigan State quarterback Alessio Milivojevic (11) prepares to take a snap in the first quarter against Maryland at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Mullin-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nFreshman Alessio Milivojevic threw a career-high four touchdown passes and Michigan State snapped its eight-game losing streak with a 38-28 victory over Maryland on Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Alante Brown added a 92-yard kickoff return touchdown as the Spartans (4-8, 1-8 Big Ten) avoided becoming the first Michigan State team to lose all of its league games since joining the Big Ten in 1953.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Milivojevic did most of his damage in the first half and finished the game 27 of 39 for 292 yards and one interception.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Maryland (4-8, 1-8) rallied in the second half but suffered its eighth straight loss, matching the longest losing streak of coach Mike Locksley’s seven-year tenure and the second longest skid in program history.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Freshman Malik Washington completed 38 of 61 passes for 459 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for the Terrapins. His competitions, attempts and yardage were all career highs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Michigan rolled up 453 yards while Maryland finished with 534 yards, its most in a game since last season’s opener.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nick Marsh had seven receptions for 85 yards and a touchdown while Jack Velling made five catches for 68 yards and another score.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Milivojevic’s biggest completion came when the Spartans, holding a 31-28 lead, made a bold call, going for it on fourth-and-7 from the Terrapins’ 10 with two minutes left in the game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Milivojevic found Omari Kelly open in the back of the end zone for the clinching touchdown.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Michigan State scored on the game’s opening possession as Milivojevic capped a 70-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Kai Rios.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n After Martin Covington increased the Spartans’ lead to 10-0 with a 25-yard field goal, Milivojevic fired a 15-yard touchdown pass to Marsh less than four minutes into the second quarter.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Washington countered with his first touchdown pass of the game, a 7-yard toss to the back of the end zone to Jalil Farooq to cut the deficit to 17-7.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Milivojevic was clutch again as he threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Velling with just four seconds left in the half, making it 24-7.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n In the third quarter, Maryland scored touchdowns on its first three possessions. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Elijah Tau-Tolliver carried 13 times for 95 yards for Michigan State.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Farooq had 10 receptions for 110 yards and two touchdowns while Shaleak Knotts caught eight passes for 139 yards and a touchdown for Maryland.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n