Even after Smith graduated and Herman took the Houston job, Ohio State returned Miller, Barrett, Jones, Elliott and most of its linemen, so it was nearly assumed the Buckeyes would be diversified and just as hard to defend. “We just need to continue to do what we’re doing and keep believing in what we thought we could do all year”.
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Their play was lackluster at best. Saturday’s loss to MSU could affect the Buckeyes one of two ways as they play MI.
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Marquise Williams hit Quinshad Davis with a 5-yard pass in overtime and No. 12 North Carolina spoiled retiring coach Frank Beamer’s final home game at Virginia Tech. The amusing thing about this win and MI State’s victory against MI earlier this season, is that in both games they never held the lead while the clock was still ticking. O’Connor checked back into the game on the ensuing play, carrying the ball for five yards to advance down to the OSU 7-yard line.
Ohio State’s self-named “Zone 6” receiving corps matches up against MI State’s beaten-down – but never-say-die – self-named “No Fly Zone” secondary. And deservedly so. Even fans didn’t know what to expect.
Of course, the season is far from over. The secondary was also decimated by injuries and it didn’t look pretty all season.
It was just one play out of so many empty ones for the Buckeyes in their 17-14 loss to MI State, but the contrast between 2014 and ’15 could be summed up in those two plays. Should the Buckeyes fall for the second straight game on Saturday, it may be bigger news than who is left standing after rivalry weekend.
MI State went 75 yards to tie the score at 14 with 12:03 left in the fourth quarter when running back Gerald Holmes ran in from 2 yards.
I mean, right? They would have to rotate between backups Tyler O’Connor and Damion Terry. Two talented but inexperienced QB’s that barely had any in-game snaps.
Cook took a shot to the shoulder last week against Maryland.
He followed that up with a Twitter post about his “last buckeye walk”.
“We come in with something to prove”, Dantonio said. The Big 12 trio of OU, Oklahoma State and Baylor could all still conceivably slip inside the top four, but nobody helped their case on Saturday more than Baylor. When you start playing field position like that – been in a couple of situations in my career where you’re in a blizzard. 11-0 Iowa has already clinched the Big 10 West Division title and will play the victor of the East Division for the conference title in Indianapolis, In, Dec 5. That was the worst offensive output by an Urban Meyer-coached team.
Nearly everything was stacked up against the Spartans.
Elliott also confirmed what we pretty much expected: he’s going pro.
But at the end of the day, the Spartans proved nearly everyone but themselves wrong. They were the better team Saturday and it was clear to everyone.
The big game brought in prospects from all over and across a few different recruiting classes, including 2018 Jackson Carman.
“I think I credit our players and I credit our defensive staff with a big game plan”.
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The defense played inspired football and the offense gritted down and moved the chains. He engineered most of the drives as the Spartans (10-1, 6-1 Big Ten) rushed for 203 of their 294 total yards. Express your opinion on all these questions and more in the comments section below. The junior from Toledo, OH did not miss this time and split the uprights as time expired to win it for the Spartans.
