Gus Penning contributed to the roar that swept through Spartan Stadium late on the night of Oct. 22, 2011, after Michigan State receiver Keith Nichol grabbed a Hail Mary pass from Kirk Cousins and muscled past the goal line to beat Wisconsin at the buzzer.

MSU fandom had never been better for Penning, who wore out a Charles Rogers jersey as a kid playing pickup football in Jenison, and who also fondly recalls attending a 2007 comeback win over Penn State — earning a bowl bid in Mark Dantonio’s first season as head coach — on his 15th birthday. But on that 2011 night in East Lansing, there was more than a Sparty party going on in his head. - Read more at Freep.com