Alessio Milivojevic tossed a career-high four touchdown passes and Alante Brown had a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to help Michigan State to a 38-28 victory over Maryland and snap the Spartans’ eight-game losing streak.

DETROIT – Michigan State’s misery is over. The Spartans (4-8, 1-8 Big Ten) snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 38-28 win against Maryland (4-8, 1-8) on Saturday night in the season finale at Ford Field in Detroit.

Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan is the setting for the Michigan State Spartans' (3-8) matchup against the Maryland Terrapins (4-7) on Nov. 29, 2025. Date: Nov. 29

Maryland scored two first-half goals and the fourth-ranked Terrapins shut out No. 13 UConn 3-0 in an NCAA tournament Round of 16 game at College Park, Md., on Saturday.

Malik Washington hit Jalil Farooq for a 24-yard touchdown, cutting the Maryland Terrapins’ deficit against the Michigan State Spartans.

The Spartans (3-8, 0-8 Big Ten) will be taking on the Maryland Terrapins (4-7, 1-7) at Ford Field in Detroit in a battle of Big Ten opponents hoping to avoid last place in the conference. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on FS1.

Michigan State finished off its 2025 season with a 38-28 victory against Maryland, capturing that elusive Big Ten victory at Ford Field on Saturday night. Quarterback Alessio Milivojevic finished with 292 passing yards and four touchdown passes to lead the way for the Spartans' offense.