“I think it’s more than just ‘a win is a win and a loss is a loss, ‘ ” Penn State’s sophomore linebacker said, reciting one of the mantras the Nittany Lions leaned on during better times this season.
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Except for 42-7 and 37-7 wins over Rich Rodriguez-coached teams, you have to go back to 1968’s 50-14 win to find a bigger margin of victory for Ohio State in a MI game.
The player he was snapping the ball to most of the game, fellow senior Connor Cook, returned from a one-game absence to throw three touchdowns.
Watson came through with another stellar performance, passing for 279 yards and running for 114 to keep the Tigers on track for a spot in the College Football Playoff. Michigan State and Iowa play in Saturday’s Big 10 championship game, leaving Ohio State’s path to the College Football Playoffs long and full of road blocks.
And if Iowa wins next week, the Hawkeyes will be 13-0 with a win over Michigan State. “So, there’s added risk to all of this for us”.
A 23-20 win over Virginia evened Virginia Tech’s record at 6-6 and qualified the Hokies for their 23rd consecutive bowl-game appearance. “Cook was comfortable in the pocket”, Penn State coach James Franklin said. “Obviously, I’ve been very fortunate to be able to play in a lot of games and not have to sit out”. “We made too many mistakes”. Prep grad and Spartans QB Damion Terry did not play.
Wes Lunt threw for 241 yards and Ke’Shawn Vaughn had 62 yards on 12 carries, but the Illini lost for the sixth time in their last 10 meetings with the Wildcats. Brandon Ross ran for 173 yards and three touchdowns, including an 80-yard score to take the lead for good.
Elliott gained 214 net yards. Defense and Derrick have served the Crimson Tide well this season and it will likely be more of the same next week in the SEC championship game against Florida. Matt VandeBerg and Tevaun Smith have combined for 1,061 receiving yards and five touchdowns while Henry Krieger Coble has 29 receptions.
You know Oklahoma became the first team to “clinch” a playoff bid. “We are going to get healthy and have a chance to get our whole roster back, and go on with the future”. “You can’t turn the ball over and make critical errors against a top team like this. They find ways to win them, and turnovers make a difference”. He handed off to Allen and the Nittany Lions couldn’t stop the 296-pound lineman as he rumbled to the end zone. Penn State clearly is fourth in this pecking order for now. “They always seem to win consistently”. With about two minutes left in the third quarter and Ohio State leading 21-10, the Buckeyes bypassed a field goal attempt and went for it on fourth-and-1 from Michigan’s 17.
Penn State scored nine seconds into the fourth quarter on Hackenberg’s five-yard hookup with Godwin. Barrett was also effective through the air, throwing for 113 yards and a touchdown and no interceptions on just 15 throws.
Penn State struggled without national sack leader Carl Nassib and fellow starting defensive end Garrett Sickels, both of whom were injured. He’s only the second player in school history to reach 150 receptions…. They continued the improvement as they averaged 4.9 yards per carry against Penn State. He entered the game tied with Matt McGloin, who had 46….
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Injuries almost derailed Michigan State (11-1, 7-1 Big Ten East) early in the season.
