This time they put Ohio State’s playoff hopes in critical condition and left behind a team in Columbus that seems to have been playoff or bust. Sione Houma and De’Veon Smith ran for touchdowns for the Wolverines (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 12 CFP).
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“This will be my last game in the “Shoe”, said the running back.
No. 1 Clemson 33, Wake Forest 13: In Clemson, South Carolina, Deshaun Watson threw three TD passes and ran for another score, and Clemson topped 500 yards of offense for the seventh straight game.
Geiger, who grew up disliking Ohio State, got extra satisfaction out kicking the first game-ending field goal of his career against his long-time nemesis.
The Spartans’ nonconference win against OR looks better than it did a month ago.
MI State starting quarterback Connor Cook did not start after a week of speculation regarding the health of his right shoulder.
Asked if the Spartans are worthy of the top four, he replied: “I’m not sure, but I think you can look at the magnitude of the game and our opponent and see that we came out to compete”.
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No wonder Elliott said, “How we lost, I just feel like we weren’t put in the right opportunity to win this game, we weren’t put in the right situations to win this game”.
“I’m disappointed in the play calling and disappointed in the situations we were put in during the second half”, lamented Elliott. His streak of 100-yard games was ended at 15. The Heisman contender ran for 33 yards on 12 carries. “There wasn’t a lot of places (for Elliott) to go”.
That’s why they were double-digit underdogs to The Ohio State Buckeyes. No. 3 quarterback Damion Terry also took a few snaps.
8 – Iowa running back LeShun Daniels has eight touchdowns in his last four games.
Wisconsin thought it had three go-ahead touchdowns. But would they be able to fool OSU?
In the second half, Temple held Memphis to a field goal and twice ended Memphis drives with punts and turnovers on downs.
“Two (backup) quarterbacks went in and did an excellent job, didn’t flinch”, Dantonio said. I think I really do. “I call a lot of plays anyways”.
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Their chances to get back to the College Football Playoff and defend their title? The Spartans have moved up to No. 6 in the Associated Press and coaches’ polls with new playoff rankings coming Tuesday. Coach Urban Meyer can’t be pleased to hear guys commenting on their National Football League futures with that many snaps left to play in a season where there is still so much more than can be achieved. “But, at the end of the day, they made a play and we didn’t”.
Iowa defeated Purdue 40-20 today to improve to 11-0 for the first time in program history, and 7-0 in the West Division. They once again proved doubters of this football team wrong. “We can not lose sight”.
The Ole Miss Rebels opened as two-point road favorites against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, while the Notre Dame Fighting Irish opened as two-point road favorites against the Stanford Cardinal. MSU has a win over then-No. The Buckeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in MI and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 meetings overall. And the best performance of the season from its offensive line.
In other games involving AAC teams, P.J. Walker threw for 261 yards and two scores and Temple pulled away from No. 21 Memphis in the fourth quarter for a 31-12 victory.
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With the whole offensive line finally healthy, MSU controlled the pace of the game and won in the trenches.
