Buckeyes put it all together at MI

Michigan State needed to beat Penn State to get the Big Ten East Division championship and the berth in the conference title game that comes along with it, and after his team’s convincing win, Spartans coach Mark Dantonio said it was clear to him that game should be considered a play-in game for the College Football Playoff that starts on New Year’s Eve. Therefore, one could come to the conclusion that the Big Ten championship is a play-in game for the playoff.

If Hackenberg wants that evaluation, he’ll have to request it in the next few weeks leading up to whatever bowl game in which Penn State is selected to play. “I’m so happy for them and what they’ve accomplished”.

It closed the door on whatever shot the victor of the Ohio State-Michigan game had at the Big-10 title.

Your chance to play for a national championship, one more big win from becoming reality. MSU lost the game in 2011 to Wisconsin 42-39 and in 2013 defeated Ohio State 34-24. “Iowa has a good football team and it should be a great game”.

“It’s unfortunate (for Pendleton)”, Dantonio said. “But no matter what happens, it won’t diminish what both teams have accomplished”. They were very well coached, their players played very firm up front on both sides of the ball. “He should be in NY”.

It was the fifth consecutive win for the Wildcats, putting them in position for a January 1 bowl game. The Buckeyes totaled 369 yards on the ground compared to just 57 for the hosts.

The player he was snapping the ball to most of the game, fellow senior Connor Cook, returned from a one-game absence to throw three touchdowns. After missing the Ohio State game due to a right-shoulder injury, Cook was only relieved in circumstances where the game was out of reach.

“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. They were outgained by just 18 yards, but they committed four turnovers that the Spartans converted into 27 points, including two defensive touchdowns. Junior linebacker Riley Bullough forced the fumble and Cox did the rest, weaving the length of the field with his teammates picking up key blocks. Arjen Colquhoun intercepted a pass in the end zone on the game’s first possession, and the Spartans turned that takeaway into a touchdown when Cook threw a 29-yard pass to R.J. Shelton.

Iowa plays smart, disciplined, physical and efficient football. I don’t know if he should win.

Allen said that call was in the playbook for “about five minutes”.

He embraced the Ohio State offensive linemen who cleared the way for his 214-yard rushing day, then coach Urban Meyer and his wife, Shelley, and their oldest daughter, Nicki. “We have talent all over the field, we just haven’t put it together”, he said. He not only was healthy enough to play, but he was showed no signs of rust in his return against a good Penn State defense.

As the tweets indicated, that was Jack Allen, a decorated senior center making his final appearance in front of the home fans at Spartan Stadium.

“We’ve got to get better at that”, MI defensive tackle Chris Wormley said. Most of those completions came via wide receiver screens.

Sophomore running back Gerald Holmes gained a combined 100 yards, including a rushing touchdown.