MSU’s Cook looks good in warmups but still a game-time decision

Recruiting can be a lot like gambling.

“You know, same story, different week”, senior quarterback Connor Cook said. Scott, one of the emerging stars in the Big Ten.

Last meeting: Ohio State won 49-37 in East Lansing, Mich., on November 8, 2014.

The Falcons haven’t been losing games due to their defense – it’s Matt Ryan and the offense that has come up short.

Before the big showdown, Ohio State got a few advice from a man who faced his toughest challenges at the end of his tenure in office. Ohio State assumes it can take its chances with nationally-rated blue-chip prospects and then come back home if things don’t work out and land the in-state kid.

Former President of the United States Bill Clinton was in Columbus earlier this week to give a speech at Ohio State, and while he was in town Clinton visited with the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes at practice. MSU was unable to capitalize, so let’s hope that was as bad as it gets this season for the usually outstanding punter.

However, if you had to pick a victor… the Buckeyes are 6-0 in the Big Ten, the Spartans and Wolverines both are 5-1.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are the 13.5-point favorites; the total is at 53. The secondary’s most sound tackler and most experienced player suffered a season-ending shoulder injury against Northwestern. The game also airs as a live stream online.

Ohio State has 23-game winning streak.

“I’m going wherever they’re going, if we’re playing in anchorage Alaska, I need an igloo, if we’re playing in Alaska, wherever we’re playing, I’ve been all over, California, the city of Washington, it’s unbelievable”, he said. He’s from OH, has never played them in the Shoe, has family and friends there, knows a lot of the players… they’ll shoot him up, do whatever they have to do to play the guy. Are you going to prove them wrong?’ Penn State leads the nation with 47.10 shots on goal per game, while MI ranks second with 40.71 shots per outing.

Ohio State -13.5 is Chris play. But do they sometimes use that as extra motivation initially in a game to have a little extra juice?

And it won’t be the last time it happens either.

Although Alabama running back Derrick Henry is the solid front-runner now and Elliott joins the likes of Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, Clemson quarterback DeShaun Watson and the suddenly slipping Fournette in the small knot of runners-up, OSU’s schedule is set up so Zeke, as he’s known to teammates, can make his winning statement in front of a national audience.

The public betting for this contest is strongly behind MI State on the road. Many are picking the Buckeyes to roll, but the Spartans have the bodies to compete on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Despite its ugly, last-minute loss to Nebraska, MI State would win the Big Ten East if it beats Ohio State and Penn State. “It also wasn’t always about football”.

Meanwhile, the defense at MI State and offense at Ohio State have taken steps back in the first season without their coordinators. It just all made sense to me. “I mean, if you’re from OH, why wouldn’t you want to look hard at MI State with everything they’ve done?”