“You need to concentrate on the football game”. Yes, Alabama is in that group.
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“I always say my reaction to the coach-versus-coach buildup is he’s not going to be blocking anybody, he’s not going to be tackling anybody, I’m going to be over there standing on the sidelines blocking and tackling nobody”, Harbaugh said, via ESPN. Or we can come back and use it as motivation like a year ago (when the 14-1 Buckeyes overcame a loss in Week 2) to get better. But this Wolverines team, which is 9-2 overall and 6-1 in conference play and is ranked 12th, looks likely to make it close.
The Spartans are 34-4 since the start of the 2013 season, the third-most wins in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
NCAA football oddsmakers have set the line 10.5 points in favor of the Spartans, but Penn State is a good 7-4 club and their 4-3 Big Ten record also attests to how well the Nittany Lions have held up in a very formidable conference. Michigan State could very possibly be without quarterback Connor Cook, but Cook is the type of pocket passer that Penn State’s defense tends to succeed against. Entering the year ranked No. 1 in the preseason polls and coming off of a national championship in 2014-15, the Buckeyes had high hopes of continuing that success and making a run at a repeat title. From the time they flushed Andrew Luck, to when they covered the Adam Lane Jr. pooping incident, to of course the infamous Jerry Jones themed video, they are on top of their game when covering the outrageous in the sports world. Last week, however, the sky came tumbling down in Columbus. “We know how to win. It yields great results not only for players, but as a team”. He loves watching Leonard Fournette and Derrick Henry pound through defenders, and he’s impressed by Ezekiel Elliott’s fluid runs, and while he’s eager to be lumped into the same category with those backs, he’s not out to sell himself as the best. Penn State is trying to avoid a third straight loss to Michigan State, which would be its longest losing streak in this series since dropping five in a row from 1949-66.
The Wolverines’ season has been a lot different than that of their opponent this weekend.
Michigan State managed to upset Ohio State without its star quarterback, but now Spartans fans have to wait again to see if Cook can contribute heading into Saturday’s regular-season finale against Penn State (3:30 p.m., ABC).
MI and Ohio State collide for the 112th time at noon today. Michigan State has a lot to gain from the game, as the Spartans will go to the Big Ten Championship with a victory. Their defense has been superb for much of the season and has been the key in a potential 10-win season in Ann Arbor. Elliott, who had 12 carries for 33 yards and a touchdown, caused a stir after the game by questioning the team’s play-calling and saying he had played his final home game for the Buckeyes – an all but explicit sign that he planned to leave for the National Football League after the season. “Those are the guys during the “10-Year War” that I enjoyed watching”. What if they lose consecutive games?
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John Kasich is doubling down on his rivalry resolutions, adding a ban on khaki trousers to go with the existing one on the letter “M” when Ohio Statemeets Michiganin The Game. However, past year against the Spartans Hackenberg completed just 46 percent of his 45 pass attempts for 195 yards while firing an interception and absorbing three sacks. “I do remember that”, Meyer said. In hindsight, OSU coach Urban Meyer said Elliott should have been more involved in the offense.
