Predicting Lions’ matchup with Michigan State

The Spartans have been without star defensive tackle Malik McDowell for the last two weeks, and the likely NFL-bound junior was not on the depth chart this week. However, if MI wins in Columbus, Penn State can still play for a shot at a New Year’s Six bowl bid.

Note: Ohio State records vs. MI exclude 2010.

Their win over MI put into a play a tie-breaker system that gives No. 8 Penn State the Big Ten East Division title and a shot at No. 5 Wisconsin in the conference championship game next Saturday.

Penn State has done everything needed just to play itself into a possible Big Ten East Division-clinching scenario, and now will come the time to prove these Nittany Lions are capable of taking full advantage of this opportunity.

With a win on Saturday, the senior class will improve to 3-0 against the Nittany Lions after a 55-16 win at home a year ago and 34-10 victory at Beaver Stadium in 2014.

“It’s nearly like pick your poison”, McSorley said.

“We want to finish with a ‘W, ‘” he said. “He’s going to do what he does”. “Once we cut out those penalties, we’ve been right there in every game”. MSU 9, Penn State 3 (7:17) – Geiger makes it 3-for-3 on field goals today, hitting from 33 yards to restore the Spartans’ six-point lead.

With wins by each of the top four teams this past weekend, the College Football Playoff rankings remained unchanged at the top ahead of an intriguing rivalry weekend slate of games. “I haven’t been real happy with the way they’ve been playing, but their focus was different and their approach was different and we really saw that in the second half”.

He threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Chris Godwin down the sideline on Penn State’s first second-half possession and followed it with a 45-yarder to Mike Gesicki on the next drive. Penn State snapped out of its funk and regained control with eight points in less than a minute.

“Trace did a great job of giving me a great, catchable ball and after that point, it’s just finishing the play”, Godwin said. Price needs two catches to become just the third tight end in Michigan State history with 100 in a career. Quarterback Wilton Speight, who missed last game with an injury and whose status is up in the air for the Wolverines, is missing his arm in the video, which seems like a bit of a problem.

Tyler Davis added a second-quarter field goal for Penn State which won its eighth straight game.

The top-ranked Crimson Tide, which has already clinched a spot in the SEC title game, play host to Auburn in the Iron Bowl, and Clemson faces in-state rival SC. “We had some question marks going early in the season”. He had a towel over his head while he sat on the training table.

Cox will be one of three Spartan seniors returning to their home state of Pennsylvania this Saturday, as MSU prepares to take on No. 8 Penn State (3:30 p.m.) in the final game of the season.

At the time they were trailing 3-0 late in the first quarter, and all the help from the Buckeyes would do no good if Penn State lost. He leapt over the Michigan State line for a 1-yard score in the first half.

In Barkley’s stead, Penn State got better production from hard-charging redshirt freshman Andre Robinson, who finished with 32 yards and a touchdown on three carries. “Do you think (athletic director Sandy Barbour) will go for that?”

But if the Buckeyes manage to beat their archrival, the stakes for Penn State shoot up even higher.