Michigan State has more than four months before it can claim the main title it wants, but the Spartans can start learning how to win championships this week.
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The Spartans have set their focus on wringing out experience from each game, whether it’s similar to their tight 79-73 victory over the Jayhawks or the other three won by an average of 32.3 points.
Valentine’s was the first triple-double in Wooden Legacy history. The opening two days are played at Cal State Fullerton, while games on Saturday and Sunday move to the Honda Center in Anaheim.
With the win over Ohio State, the Spartans control their destiny.
A lot of people live and die Penn State football, and it’s very, very important to them, so trust me, my staff and our players feel like we’re playing for a lot on Saturday and feel like that every single Saturday. IN has the best odds to pick up its sixth win with a matchup with 2-9 Purdue.
A victory in the opener would also net Izzo his 500th win. Penn State’s defense has done fine despite losing stalwart middle linebacker Nyeem Wartman-White to a season-ending knee injury in Week 1.
“I’m not pleased with it whatsoever”, he said. “It’s just another number”.
The atmosphere in the Horseshoe, the not-so-favorable weather, and assuming the role of perpetual underdogs as they’ve come accustomed to, all gave Michigan State fans and coaches a first real glimpse of the quarterback competition post-Cook. Against the Huskies, Caris LeVert and Derrick Walton combined for 31 points (LeVert had 21) but the rest of the team combined for just 29. This game will be a good test for an Iowa team that hasn’t played a close game yet this season. “We’ve got to do a better job and that starts with me”.
The loss is the Eagles’ first loss of the season.
The only way they wouldn’t was if the playoff committee went with the ACC champ (Clemson/North Carolina), the SEC champ (Alabama/Florida), the Big 12 champ (Baylor/next week’s Oklahoma-Oklahoma State winner) and Notre Dame.
“We’ll see how it shakes out”, Dantonio said today of Cook and a sprained right shoulder that kept him out of Saturday’s 17-14 win at Ohio State.
Harvard led 20-16 at halftime as BC’s top scorer Eli Carter missed all six of his shots.
“It’s three games into the year, ” coach Jim Christian said.
For the Eagles, Ty Toney would lead EMU with 18 points off of shooting 50 percent from the field.
Franklin used a Scranton Prep graduate to illustrate just how much patience is needed as the program gets back.
Here’s to hoping the Buckeyes can put a full game together.
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“You know, that’s something that we’ve been talking about for two years, and we’re headed in the right direction but not as quickly as everybody would like, including me”. But let’s see how the eighth-ranked Buckeyes respond to having their 23-game win streak ended last week at home by Michigan State.
