The timing couldn’t have been better. Elliott ran through, around and past the Wolverines’ defense for 214 yards rushing and two touchdowns a week after running his mouth. Ohio State is 13-2 against MI through Jim Tressel, one year of Luke Fickell and Meyer. But if there were any, there weren’t many of them.
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The No. 5 MSU football team (11-1 overall, 7-1 Big Ten) defeated Penn State (7-5 overall, 4-4 Big Ten) 55-16 Saturday evening at Spartan Stadium, solidifying a share of the Big Ten East Division Championship.
Ohio State followed up its worst with its best.
The time is drawing near for Christian Hackenberg to think about his future, whether he will return to Penn State for his senior year next season or leave for the National Football League draft. Michigan State and Iowa haven’t played each other since 2013, and although the Hawkeyes handed the Spartans their only regular-season loss in 2010, that game feels like a long time ago.
Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett going over Michigan’s Jourdan Lewis, left, and Jarrod Wilson for a touchdown in the second half Saturday. Then Demetrious Cox of the Spartans picked up a fumble and returned it 77 yards for another TD.
There we’re still three teams left, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Michigan all trying to punch that golden ticket to the Big 10 Championship in Indianapolis next weekend.
Sophomore receiver Chris Godwin did his part too, hauling in eight catches for 85 yards in the first half, before finishing with 11 catches for 109 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Wolverine quarterback Jake Rudock was knocked out of the game on a hit by Joey Bosa.
Nebraska rallied from a 12-point deficit in the game’s final four minutes to beat Michigan State 39-38 in early November. “We had to play this game to win”. “It’s disappointing, especially for the defensive linemen, when you give up [369] yards rushing”, Wormley said. “It means everything to us to have a chance to get this done”. “We’re working through everything this whole season and being able to put it together for one more game”.
“We appreciate where we’re at, and we haven’t forgotten how we’ve reached this point, ” Blythe said. Offensive coordinator Ed Warinner, who also coaches the offensive line, went to the press box to oversee the play calls after spending the rest of the season on the sideline.
The voting committee is comprised of people who played or coached the position, including all of the current offensive line coaches at the FBS level as well as former players, coaches and colleagues of Moore’s and select media.
“We didn’t make our schedule”.
Warinner said, “We made a decision and realized we needed to do something a little different for this game”. “When it’s win or go home, we’re going to play fast and we’re not going to be denied, we’re not going to let someone come in here and take what we want”.
Penn State moved the ball well in the first half but two turnovers earned Michigan State a comfortable lead. “It was one of those things where we just had to deal with the hand we got dealt and come out and continue to execute”.
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“I regret everything I said”, Elliott insisted before being asked a question in a postgame news conference.
