Ohio State vs. Michigan State

If you watched Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff seeding announcement, you may have thought to yourself: “Hmm, I wonder how many points Alabama would be favored over Ohio State by on a neutral field…”. Marcus Romain leads the Delta Devils at 12.7 points per game, and fellow guard Isaac Williams averages 10.3. Other contenders either lost twice or lost at home (Washington is an example of the latter). “We’re going to do our very best to perform well on the road”. LINE: Ohio State -21.5 ABOUT OHIO STATE (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten): The Buckeyes are second in the nation in scoring (46.5) and third in scoring defense (12.7) and their whole arsenal was on display against Maryland. Although Elflein redshirted his first season with the Scarlet and Gray in 2012, he has been around since that year to face the Spartans four times.

This year’s plot thickens, given the role of MI as the Spartans’ accomplice last year.

Southwest Athletic Conference member Mississippi Valley State (0-3) went 8-27 a year ago. But if Ohio State does win out and goes to the playoffs, many believe they deserve entry into the game.

“It was definitely a bad feeling”, tight end Marcus Baugh said. “Of course we had a lot of turnovers the last few games so we just wanted to get open shots and execute”.

But according to another article on ESPN, being in the playoffs isn’t considered a prerequisite in the committee’s eyes. A win this weekend would set up quite a showdown against rival MI to close the regular season.

The Spartans’ stunning, last-play victory in 2015 over MI on a “kick six”, a blocked punt that was returned for a touchdown, made moot Ohio State’s rout of MI in Ann Arbor the next week.

But first, Ohio State’s attention is on Michigan State.

The Spartans are sitting at 3-7 on the season, have suffered a seven-game losing streak before bouncing back last week against Rutgers in a big way.

However, there is no doubt we are the most enviable two-loss team in the country and whether we make the playoff or not, we are the front-runners for a Big Ten championship. But a pair of wins against ranked teams to end the season would certainly put a nice end to a year that many want to forget.

Ironically, although both teams are ranked below Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State both control their own destiny.

Ohio State linebacker Raekwon McMillan said he couldn’t do it, he just couldn’t do it. The Spartans finished 6-6. Ohio State has won all five games this century in Spartan Stadium. I haven’t covered it throughout the year.

Coaches: Ohio State’s Urban Meyer is 59-5 in his fifth season. First is Mississippi Valley State tonight (7, BTN Plus), a significantly different challenger than facing Arizona and Kentucky in the freshmen’s two-game, neutral-site debuts.

The Huskies might not have the best chance if you realize that two top defensive players, Azeem Victor and Joe Mathis, are done for the season with injuries.

“I have been working hard in the gym”, Bates said.

“One time he started talking about Zanesville (Dantonio’s hometown), how, you know, they made pottery back in Zanesville, because he’s a history guy”.