re: Explanation of last 30 seconds of 1st half?

It would have made more sense to run it to 15 seconds. Then if we get the big gain we still likely have a few seconds to either hail mary or kick a field goal. If it gets stopped MSU might burn a timeout but a punt almost deflates the clock. It is a sad state of affairs if we can't trust a chavis defense to make a stop on a desperation half time play.