It’s a similar story this season. If Connor Cook is ready to go, MI State has tons of playmakers to play around.
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Of course, if MI keeps winning, the Rose Bowl – and maybe more – are in sight. But with every game it becomes more apparent he is Ohio State’s only consistent threat at receiver with Noah Brown and Corey Smith out for the season with broken legs. “We threw for over 300”.
The Spartans defense ranked fifth against the run in the conference with 121 yards allowed per game and 13 total touchdowns through 10 games. Just another reason why we’ve said it thousands and thousands of times, it seems like – the chip on your shoulder. We’re turning the ball over at an alarming rate, and we’re not playing well on the offensive front.
Beat writer Matt Daniels gives his quick reaction after the Illini suffered a 28-3 loss to No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
“We were playing at a very high level, the offensive line was, everybody was, and we’ve got to get back to that level this week”, right guard Pat Elflein said. Last year the trend of high-powered offense didn’t really continue (like with Michigan), but this year I’m not so sure. So everybody has a tough game once in their lifetime, and they use it as motivation to bounce back and get better if that’s their mind-set….
“My shoulder is good”, Cook said Tuesday. If the Buckeyes take care of business against the Wolverines (No. 14, AP), they’ll likely find themselves in line for a Big Ten Championship Game tilt against now undefeated Iowa (No. 5 CFP, No. 6 AP), which would serve as a de facto play-in game for the College Football Playoff.
Until he steps on the field and proves that, there will be a few anxious fans in East Lansing. The Spartans then handed Urban Meyer his first Ohio State loss – and so far only one of three in four seasons – in the 2013 Big Ten Championship game – 34-24 in Indianapolis. They had Ohio State in trouble, until Cardale Jones put the game away. It was one of the most entertaining games of the year, and one that didn’t have the result Northwestern wanted. He’s played on a big stage. “And obviously the next two games we have are big, big-time games, and that’s human nature to say we see what’s coming”. This means that Notre Dame has no signature wins on their schedule outside of the Temple game.
Reporter on the weekly Big Ten teleconference: “Just to be clear, you expect Connor Cook to play?” The Buckeyes should by no means lose this game, but it’s definitely worth watching, considering how other Power 5 conference teams have fared against lesser opponents early this college basketball season.
Now comes the hard part for Ohio State – games against No. 14 MI State and No. 15 MI. So, if style points count, this week and next week are big for Ohio State. It could be argued that MI was way too close to losing to both Minnesota and IN, but it got the job done on the road against two teams that threw haymaker after haymaker.
“I don’t think we’ve necessarily been pushed to the limit”, senior left tackle Taylor Decker said. “It’s always been the same”. “It’s a craft. It’s not just something like run blocking where you can just go slug somebody”.
“I’m truly sorry for my actions”, said the sophomore quarterback, who returned from a one-game suspension following an arrest for drunk driving.
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“The really good thing about myself, our staff and our players is the focus is not on anything”.
