The Wolverines can still potentially find their way into the playoff discussion, but there needs to be quite a bit of carnage in front of them in addition to MI winning its next three games.
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He chose Penn State over interest from MI State and MI for the 2011 class. Once he was in the fold, the 2012 sanctions hit stemming from the Jerry Sandusky sexual-abuse scandal.
No. 12 MI heads to State College to take on Penn State in a Big Ten afternoon showdown.
One inherited one of the nation’s most veteran teams. In fact, Maryland, Northwestern and MI State combined for 125. Last week in the 48-41 double OT win over in he had 440 yards on 33 of 46 passing with six TD passes and just one INT in the game. While the MI defense was pushed around by the Hoosiers, it has been a season-long strength.
“Everything was going so fast”, MI linebacker Royce Jenkins-Stone said.
Prediction Is this when Ohio State shows it’s ready to be special again, or is this when MI State rises up and shows off by taking down the defending champions?
Penn State hasn’t lost all season in Happy Valley, but MI will be the best team they’ve seen there all season. The Buckeyes welcomed back quarterback J.T. Barrett from a one-game suspension, and the sophomore performed admirably in his return with 224 total yards – plus a touchdown in the air and on the ground.
Penn State outshot BU, 22-6, and had seven shots on goal. Duquesne has six players averaging at least eight points and have scored 78 or more points in six of its last nine games.
“No, I don’t. When he leaps over guys, all I can say is I hope he scores”, Huff said in a phone interview this week.
That’s critical, because Franklin said he envisions MI running a defensive plan similar to Maryland’s earlier this month.
Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Christian Hackenberg.
Duquesne plays its opening game of the Gulf Coast Showcase against Pepperdine in Estero, Fla. on Monday. That will leave Barkley on his own to improvise yardage, for which he has shown a tremendous skill this season.
“We came to Penn State because this was the most solidified program in the country”, Zettel said Tuesday.
“He’s a dynamic player and doesn’t necessarily, physically or mentally, look like a freshman at times”, Franklin said. “So we want to continue to build on that”. We’re fortunate we have depth at that position, where if he does need a blow or we need to rotate a few guys in there, we’re able to do that.
-DT Anthony Zettel is playing in his final college home game and freely admits he’ll be fired up to play against MI, a team from his native state.
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So far this season Chad is 8-2 picking the results of MI Football games. “… We’re going to have to look for ways to run the ball and be aggressive and not abandon that”.
