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Fitzgerald's Two-Point Gamble Costs Michigan State In Overtime

Michigan State fell 38-37 after coach Pat Fitzgerald chose to go for a two-point conversion rather than kick the extra point in overtime.

On air: Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 9:42 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Fitzgerald’s Two-Point Gamble Costs Michigan State In Overtime”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 9:42 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Michigan.
BBN covered this story before: UAW tries to reassert political power in Michigan amid divisions (October 10).

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Yahoo SportsFitzgerald’s Two-Point Gamble Costs Michigan State In Overtime

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA sadder note to leave behind, so here is a smaller loss.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYahoo Sports says Pat Fitzgerald went for two in overtime, and Michigan State lost to Illinois, thirty-eight to thirty-seven.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHot takes. Kenji, you're first.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGoing for two was the bravest thing anyone has done on a Saturday. He treated overtime like a skip button.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHOT. A skip button. I understand that one.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne yard decided the whole night. Nobody kicks the extra point anymore. This is how civilisation ends.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNOT. Civilisation survived the last extra point.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe gave Dale a doomsday.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy take: overtime is cancelled. Flip a coin and let everyone go home. Hottest thing I've said all year.

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