Ohio State leads MI 14-10 at half

IF that happens, and I don’t think it’s a insane scenario for tonight’s games at all, the Big Ten not only gets three teams into New Years Six games, it also likely gets two teams into the College Football Playoff, with one of those teams being Ohio State and the other being the Iowa-Michigan State victor. Barrett went 13 yards on the next play, diving into the end zone for a touchdown to make it an 18-point lead for the visitors. Elliott ran through, around and past the Wolverines’ defense for 214 yards rushing and two touchdowns a week after running his mouth.

The Wolverines don’t have a dominant back like a Chris Perry or Mike Hart, but Rudock has been impressive in his first season in Ann Arbor. “It’s that we have a real opportunity to play a great team”.

Penn State defensive end Carl Nassib was on the field for the first two plays before exiting.

If Penn State defeats Michigan State today, a 3:30 kickoff in East Lansing, Mich., Ohio State will earn a berth in the Big Ten title game and the Big Ten East division title.

Behind quarterback Jake Rudock, Michigan clawed its way back within one score just before halftime, as Rudock capped a 92-yard drive with a 5-yard scoring pass to Jehu Chesson to make it 14-10.

The win sends Alabama (11-1, 7-1 SEC) to the SEC Championship for the second consecutive year, the third time in their last four years and fifth time since 2008.

Barrett’s 17-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter, giving OSU a 42-13 lead, sent many MI fans for the exits. Michigan State defensive back Demetrious Cox picked up the ball, took off down the field, made many a Nittany Lion miss, and scored on a 77-yard fumble return to make it 20-3 Spartans.

Elliott, one week after a 12-carry, 33-yard performance against the Spartans, approached the school record for rushing yards against MI, set by Carlos Hyde (226 yards) in 2013.

MI never led but showed resiliency after falling behind 14-3 in the second quarter.

Ohio State struck quickly in the second half on Barrett’s perfectly placed 25-yard touchdown pass to Middletown’s Jalin Marshall. Showing no ill effects from the shoulder problem, Cook threw three touchdown passes and connected on 19 of 26 attempts for 248 yards.

Harbaugh, a former MI quarterback who tormented Ohio State in the 1980s, was attempting to continue an odd trend. We wondered at the time if Ohio State players even felt sorry for the Wolverines.

On the next play, Rudock found tailback De’Veon Smith for a gain of 25 yards that moved the ball to Ohio State’s 12. Allen took a handoff, and the 296-pound lineman rumbled to the end zone for another touchdown. “They were pretty much able to run consistently”.

MI was called for roughing the kicker after the Buckeyes punted on fourth-and-7 from the OSU 9, which continued a drive and put the Buckeyes at their own 24. For me, it’s how well the MI defense has played, and how they respond to the home field advantage over the seemingly downtrodden Buckeyes. He is the only Big Ten coach who has beaten Ohio State in Urban Meyer’s four years in Columbus, and he has done it twice.