By Steve SilverThe Daily Northwestern

After turning in his best performance of the season, sophomore running back Tyrell Sutton walked off the field Saturday in tears.

Offensive coordinator Garrick McGee wrapped his arm around Sutton, trying to console the tailback as they entered the locker room.

But there was little consolation for a Northwestern team that watched a 35-point lead disintegrate in less than 30 minutes of game time.

Michigan State shocked the Homecoming crowd at Ryan Field and made history as it scored 38 unanswered second-half points to snatch a 41-38 victory from the Wildcats – the all-time largest comeback in NCAA Division I-A football.

“It hurts,” sophomore safety Brendan Smith said. “It hurts a lot – knowing that we are capable of doing it, but we couldn’t get it done.”

The Cats (2-6, 0-4 Big Ten) did exhibit a new ability to move the ball offensively and shut down the Spartans’ offensive attack in the first three quarters of the game.

Ranked last in the Big Ten and 103rd nationally, NU’s offense was not itself as sophomore quarterback C.J. Bach