No. 9 MI State Defeats No. 3 Ohio State

The junior said after the second-ranked Buckeyes lost Saturday that there was “no chance” he’d be coming back in 2016. So we could chase this game.

– Pat Forde (@YahooForde) November 22, 2015 Elliott: “We weren’t put in position to win this game”. “That was a very poor performance”. Said he lobbied Meyer on sideline for calls and did not get them.

MI State coach Mark Dantonio said he is hopeful Cook can return next week for the Spartans’ Big Ten finale against the Nittany Lions, calling him “day to day”. “I’m just imagining that’s what was said”.

O’Connor shared time with redshirt sophomore Damion Terry throughout the contest. They failed to have a rush of over 10 yards.

MI State now has the inside track to a Big Ten East Division title and a spot in the conference championship game. “But they did it well”.

Again trailing by a touchdown, the Spartans found a way to respond.

MI State’s defense limited the offensive power of Buckeyes to 132 yards on 45 plays. Cameron Johnston hit a 37-yard dud that set MSU up near midfield for its winning drive.

Bart Houston’s pass to the end zone sailed just out of reach of Tanner McEvoy on fourth-and goal from the 11 with 2 seconds left, sealing the win for Northwestern.

Deshaun Watson threw three touchdown passes and ran for a another score, and Clemson topped 500 yards of offence for the seventh straight game. The touchdown was Elliott’s 17th of his junior season.

Urban Meyer looks on during Ohio State’s loss to MI State on Saturday. The two put up 203 yards on the ground. Drive: One play, 6 yards, :05.

O’Connor managed the offense and made occasional plays with his arm, but really a couple plays he made with his legs, along with early contributions from Gerald Holmes and late contributions from LJ Scott, were the difference between two struggling offenses.

Like the first half, the first several drives in the second act led to no points for either side.

The Buckeyes suffered their first loss since 2014, dropping to the MI State Spartans. MSU must take care of its own hand before it worries about players at other tables.

Macgarrett Kings muffed a punt and Terry McLaurin recovered at the Spartans 6.

Ezekiel Elliott scored a touchdown and J.T. Barrett tossed a touchdown pass to Jalin Marshall for the Buckeyes (10-1). The Buckeyes were home and the Spartans were beat up, not as good defensively as they were a year ago. Nothing materialized in the long-field situation, however, and the subsequent Johnston punt was tipped, giving the Spartans the ball at midfield with about four minutes remaining.

Geiger’s field goal shot through the uprights and sealed Ohio State’s fate. “Michigan State had its best defense effort against Maryland this past week, but Ohio State can now see the finish line, and it will take a triple-A-plus effort to slay the beast”, Avello said.