Ezekiel Elliott named Big Ten offensive player of the year

Ezekiel Elliott ran through, around and past Michigan’s defense a week after running his mouth.

Michigan State is looking to avoid losing their second game of the season.

Penn State (7-5, 4-4 Big Ten) was no match for Michigan State (11-1, 7-1) in any phase of the game, surrendering two defensive touchdowns, and Cook carved up the Lions’ defense for three touchdowns.

The Ohio State offensive line opened holes for Elliott to run for 214 yards and two touchdowns, and J. T. Barrett ran for another 139 yards on 19 carries and 3 touchdowns. The magnificent performance from Elliott puts him in sole possession of the No. 2 spot in Buckeye history for rushing, only trailing Archie Griffin.

Without an opportunity to play for a conference championship, Ohio State’s chances at a berth in the College Football Playoff are slim. I really regret everything I said.

“I think we had to get that hurting feeling out of us”. I don’t know what they’re talking about.

It’s a lot of stuff that has to happen, and obviously Alabama and Stanford will be highly favored in their respective conference title games.

Elliott had a 5-yard run that put Ohio State ahead 14-3 in the second quarter and a 10-yard run put the Buckeyes ahead 35-13 early in the fourth.

“We got beat”, Harbaugh said.

And it was a celebration of an unsung guy such as center Allen, a captain who took center stage by stepping out from his normal position. The Spartans do have an outstanding quarterback in Cook, but despite his pro potential and Michigan State’s fine season, he doesn’t appear to have gotten much traction in the Heisman Trophy race. His 13-yard run late in the third quarter gave the Buckeyes an 18-point cushion and his 17-yard run midway through the fourth made mercifully ended the scoring for MI. Fullback Trevon Pendleton left his final home game with an apparent left leg injury late in the first half and did not return to the game. Thirty-nine points is the most Michigan State has ever beaten Penn State by in 30 games. Rudock and Bosa played together at St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Penn State struggled without national sack leader Carl Nassib and fellow starting defensive end Garrett Sickels, both of whom were injured. Junior safety Demetrious Cox returned a fumble 77 yards for a touchdown and sophomore nose tackle Malik McDowell scored on a 13-yard interception return.

“There was never a point when I thought it would be too much, but there were points where I would say, ‘Hey we’ve got to play every game, ‘” Coach Mark Dantonio said.

This week, we take a closer look at a pair of blue bloods and relish waking up today and not being LSU AD Joe Alleva. Dantonio’s teams have posted ideal 7-0 home records four times: 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015.

In other games involving Big Ten teams, Nate Sudfeld threw for four touchdowns and Devine Redding ran for a career-high 144 yards to help IN pull away from Purdue 54-36 and become bowl eligible for the first time IN eight years…. The senior came back Saturday and was brilliant against Penn State (7-5, 4-4). “After having not caught more than 29 balls in a single season prior to his senior year, the 6’1”, 208-pounder has recorded 74 receptions for 1,148 yards and seven touchdowns this season.