The Spartans beat the Wolverines when MI botched a punt on the final play, and they edged the Buckeyes on a last-second field goal.
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“With the size and experience that they have on the offensive line, and us missing two out of our four (defensive line) starters in the game, they were able to take advantage of that”, Franklin said. He went out of bounds before the catch, but the officials ruled that he was forced out. Bad as far as they way everyone felt.
Insane week for Ezekiel Elliott, who finished with 30 carries for 214 yards and two TDs.
However, the tone was set late in the first quarter when Elliott scampered for a 66-yard gain two plays after MI roughed Ohio State punter Cameron Johnston. They were limited to 138 yards of offense in the second half after piling up 226 yards in the first half. The 1-2 punch couldn’t be stopped. “I regret everything I said”. That’s what I strive to be…. “I’ve been through a lot this year, and I don’t know what good is going to come from it, but I’m convinced that eventually we’re going to see something good come from this”.
Cook missed the Ohio State game with a shoulder injury, and Dantonio indicated he might be a game-time decision against Penn State.
Rather, when this chapter of college football’s most storied rivalry is retold, it will be about the player who took over on the field. The next Ohio State drive went for another seven points, with the Buckeyes capitalizing on a pass-interference penalty to get Barrett into the end zone for the third time, making it an official crushing, 42-13.
MI entered the game with the Big Ten’s top rushing defense at 79.5 yards per game and was ranked fourth nationally. Warinner’s graduate assistant Jim Cordle, a former OSU linemen, handled the sideline coaching along with tight ends coach Tim Hinton, who moved downstairs. To come out and navigate a storm against an excellent team that we have a lot of respect for- especially that defense.
There are several factors for the lack of a run game. But it was high execution.
“You can’t do that against a good team”, Hackenberg said. They will soon enough, but they were not talented enough to play anything less than a flawless game against OSU to secure a victory.
Insane it took the Buckeyes this long – and needed their biggest rival – to kick into that extra gear.
With 75,000 screaming, rowdy fans in attendance and another huge chunk at home cheering on a possible Big Ten East title, Michigan State is going to have one of its most important Senior Day games in recent memory. The team that just steam-rolled MI kind of looked like the team that burned through Wisconsin, Alabama and OR last season.
IF that happens, and I don’t think it’s a insane scenario for tonight’s games at all, the Big Ten not only gets three teams into New Years Six games, it also likely gets two teams into the College Football Playoff, with one of those teams being Ohio State and the other being the Iowa-Michigan State victor.
Allen said that call was in the playbook for “about five minutes”.
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“I imagine we’ll get hit with that a little bit”, Meyer said.
