Amara Darboh: MI vs. Ohio State is ‘Greatest Rivalry’ in CFB

It ended with the Spartans sprinting around the turf, looking for friends, family and anyone to celebrate with after Michael Geiger’s 41-yard field goal as time ran out gave MI State the win.

“We squashed it as a team”, Meyer said. “Don’t watch the big picture, concentrate and focus on the moment, we’ll be good”.

Quarterback Cardale Jones also said on Twitter that last night’s game was his last at the Shoe. Instead of taking the kick to tie the score and likely send the game to overtime, the Horned Frogs went for the win by attempting the 2-point conversion, but were turned away by Parker.

When Cook did take snaps in warmup with the first team, it was apparent something was not right.

No couch was safe Saturday evening after the Spartans knocked off the undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus.

But I was more disappointed in Elliott’s comments like when he said he’s not coming back and that was his last game at Ohio State.

Elliott rushed just 12 times for 33 yards last week against MI State. “Obviously we don’t condone that and encourage it”, added Meyer in speaking of Elliott’s postgame rant, per Bleacher Report’s Ben Axelrod.

As for MI, it has one of the best defenses in the country, as it is only allowing 14.9 points per game. Raekwon McMillan leads the Buckeyes with 105 tackles, Tyvis Powell has two interceptions and Sam Hubbard has 5.5 sacks. It just goes to show, once you climb the mount, it’s hard to stay on top. OSU scored on the very next play with a touchdown pass from J.T. Barrett to Jalin Marshall.

The Buckeyes gained just 132 total yards and failed to take advantage of the absence of injured Spartans quarterback Connor Cook.

“We’ve got to move on and it’s important for me as a leader to bring guys with me”, he said.

“No, I was not content. I call a lot of plays anyways”. How important do you think it is for the Big Ten to have a playoff team?

It’s not that the announcements weren’t expected, but they felt like salt in the wound so soon after MI State put a kink in the Buckeyes’ national championship plans. The eighth-ranked Gators face an FSU team that destroyed Chattanooga on Saturday.

Well for now, it looks like it will come down to OU, Notre Dame, Ok State and the Iowa/Michigan State victor for the last two slots in the college football playoffs. The loss was their first regular-season Big Ten game under fourth-year coach Urban Meyer. “I think I really do”, after Saturday’s loss. The Spartans control their own destiny. Ohio State can win the East Division title with a win against MI and a Penn State victory against MI State.

“Real excited for our football team and our program”, Dantonio said. Not just living on potential but actually going out and being dominant and playing on the other side of the line of scrimmage. The Buckeyes couldn’t get their offense going, especially on the ground.

But, the Hawkeyes haven’t been tested the way the Spartans have. MSU has a win over then-No.