The timing couldn’t have been better.
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Then there was the prospect of facing Ohio State, who averaged 6.3 plays a drive, including a 16-play drive in the third quarter that ended with Barrett’s second touchdown, a 13-yard run. “But, for the most part, it’s the Ohio State-Michigan game”.
MI and Ohio State have been involved in other record-setting games this season. But if there were any, there weren’t many of them. And, that’s what is so great about college football.
While Michigan State and Ohio State are in the exact same spots in the AMWAY Coaches’ Poll, Iowa holds a three-point lead over Oklahoma for the No. 3 ranking.
I understand the losses of Ryan Glasgow and Mario Ojemudia-and Bryan Mone, who’s been out all season with a broken leg-were heavily felt in both games, but to surrender 676 yards in 120 game minutes is a problem that can’t be overstated. This makes Davis a very importantly special teams players for Penn State moving forward, and he has installed nothing but confidence in his true freshman season.
“You’re on a 23-game winning streak and you see everything snapped”, Meyer said.
However, Michigan State added an exciting wrinkle to that scenario, giving one of its offensive linemen the ball just inside Penn State’s 10-yard line, then watching the big man run off-tackle and take it all the way in.
Ezekiel Elliott ran for 214 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 8 Ohio State rout the 12th-ranked Wolverines 42-13 Saturday. MI had 10 running plays for 30 yards on first down.
Injuries almost derailed Michigan State (11-1, 7-1 Big Ten East) early in the season. If not, Ohio State will be waiting and if a second upset goes down, Stanford could slide into the playoff with a win over USC in the Pac-12 title game.
“To be completely honest, I haven’t looked into any of that”, he said.
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“It’s a give and take always around here, but hopefully we’re meshing at the right time”, Dantonio said. Offensively, this was our most dominant performance. “We obviously have a lot of work to do”, Franklin said.
However, the tone was set late in the first quarter when Elliott scampered for a 66-yard gain two plays after MI roughed Ohio State punter Cameron Johnston.
Warinner, also the offensive line coach, had been on the sideline the rest of the season. “We’ve shown it in flashes, but whenever we’ve played the top-tier teams in this conference and in this country we just haven’t been able to get it done yet”.
We’ve been thinking about this scenario since at least Week 7.
He apologized earlier in the week and did so again Saturday.
“I really let my emotions get the most of me”.
“I regret everything I said”, Elliott said before being asked a question in a postgame news conference. A reigning national champion with only one loss to the conference champs would be best for the Buckeye’s resume and anything after that would come down to the preference of the committee. And, the Spartans continue to prove they’re a quality all-around football team, capable of notching big wins over tough competition and lighting up the scoreboard.
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Meyer said no apology was needed and said Elliott and his family were at his house for Thanksgiving.
