The Spartans return 12 players, including quarterback Kirk Cousins, who should be one of the top signal callers in the conference.

Kirk Cousins took the snap and rolled out to the right before launching a Hail Mary to the endzone.

In the Week 5 loss against the Atlanta Falcons, he caught a 77-yard touchdown pass from second-string quarterback, Kirk Cousins.

Before the 2009 season, Nichol competed against sophomore Kirk Cousins for the starting quarterback position.

After halftime, State's Kirk Cousins threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Keshawn Martin to take the lead.

In 2010 and 2011, Maxwell was the backup to Kirk Cousins.

Down 9-6 in the fourth quarter, the Spartans scored on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins to Blair White with 1:37 left in the game.

On the ensuing drive, Jonathan Jenkins intercepted Kirk Cousins with only 3:56 left in regulation.

The Spartan's offensive possession end when Kirk Cousins' pass was intercepted by Bacarri Rambo.

The Spartans scored on a Kirk Cousins pass on the next play to make it 24-21.