Nittany Lions routed by No. 6 Michigan State 55-16

Clemson extended its nation’s best winning streak to 15 games. Ohio State pounded the 10th ranked team in MI on the road while Stanford beat #6 Notre Dame on a last second field goal, at home. It won’t be an easy assignment. This marked Ohio State’s fourth consecutive victory over MI and 13th in the last 15 games.

Some TV analysts suggested that Meyer suspend Elliott. “We did not dictate the game to them”, Franklin said. Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said Elliott should at least be at this year’s Heisman ceremony, honoring college football’s most outstanding player.

But consider this: Betting expert R.J. Bell said that Ohio State was favored by 16 points during futures betting lines released back in June.

“We all felt like we needed that loss, to be honest”, safety Montae Nicholson said. “I think Saquon is a bright spot”, Franklin said.

It may be the title game no one saw coming, but ESPN’s College GameDay is going to be there to take in this Cinderella Story to see who will punch their ticket to the College Football Playoff.

A video taken by David Harns at the game shows the Spartan football players post-game running towards the student section and clearly in the background the announcer says “students will be able to purchase tickets tonight at 9 pm and will be on sale until tomorrow morning at 10 am”.

“When you put us in a situation like today, when we’re one game from going to Indy, there’s no question we’re going out and giving it everything we’ve got”, Cook said.

Alas, the Buckeyes couldn’t celebrate for long, knowing their season depended on what transpired in nearby East Lansing, Mich. Elliott said he would pray for a Penn State upset of Michigan State that would have sent the Buckeyes to Saturday’s Big Ten title game.

Michigan State may have ended the national champions’ quest to repeat by routing Penn State and earning a spot in next week’s title game against Iowa.

Ohio State crushed its rival and cruised home, crossing the border and hoping for the best.

MI trailed the entire game and pulled within four points twice in the first half. “He should be in NY”. “And I remember us missing a wide left (field goal attempt) right at the end as the clock ticked zero”. Losing to Michigan State was not what caused the disappointment, as the Nittany Lions were heavy underdogs. “As a team that works hard and gets to work when something like this happens, we are capable of doing it”.

The Tigers (12-0, No. 1 CFP) again gave the selection committee some reason to reconsider whether they should be No. 1. Expect Elliott to make a big effort against the Wolverines to atone for his behavior a week ago.

Yes, the Spartans got hosed on Nebraska’s last touchdown-Cornhuskers receiver Brandon Reilly was clearly out of bounds before he ran back onto the field and caught the decisive 30-yard pass. But Michigan State’s defense did not deserve to win that game. But Iowa shocked the world by taking the division with a gritty squad built on a physical offense and rugged defense wrapped around a blue-collar attitude. The Spartans would add an LJ Scott touchdown run, a pick six, and a Jack Allen (who is a lineman) touchdown run to set the final at 55-16.

In Saturday’s loss to No. 8 Ohio State, UM was unable to contain the Buckeyes. It was also before Harbaugh led MI to nine wins and only two losses, both of which came to quality opponents. He bounced off one defender and spun past another before diving into the end zone. Dantonio often takes that bait-he’ll play the disrespect card, or he’ll tweak Michigan-but on this day he admitted he sometimes goes off “on tangents” but really he just focuses on his own program. Michigan State has outscored Penn State 89-26 the past two seasons, and games against Ohio State and Michigan have been only marginally closer. The game was at MI. He is the Buckeyes’ second leading tackler with 88 stops and, as an OH native, understands the fierceness of the rivalry with the Wolverines.