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The announcement came Saturday night after the Tigers beat Texas A&M, 19-7, and capped a week of speculation about whether Miles would be back.

Quarterback J.T. Barrett rushed for 139 yards on 19 carries, ran for three touchdowns and passed for another one.

“Sitting out stunk”, Cook said. “I’ve been very fortunate to play in a lot of games and not have to sit out. That was a reality check”. Michigan State is looking to avoid losing their second game of the season. The Michigan State Spartans ground game is averaging 159.5 yards per contest, and LJ Scott leads the way with 618 yards and 10 touchdowns.

With just under 10 minutes remaining in the game, Malik McDowell intercepted a pass that was swatted away and then bounced off of defensive lineman Shilique Calhoun and returned it 13-yards for a touchdown.

The Spartans’ 10-point halftime lead ballooned to 24 in the third quarter on Burbridge’s 29-yard scoring catch and tight end Josiah Price’s six-yard touchdown grab. Ask NFL scouts and they’re virtually unanimous in declaring Ohio State has the most talent.

Buckeyes pointed to the sky signifying they were No. 1 in the rivalry against MI. Should MSU win the Big Ten title on Saturday, many analysts claim that they would deserve a spot in the college football playoffs, though nothing is certain. OSU used a strong passing game to beat Michigan State last season.

Elliott said he welcomed those kind words but was wary of talking about the Heisman Trophy.

They would hold their breathe as they watching Michigan State take on Penn State.

In a game where the Spartans put up the most points they have all season, two defensive players and a lineman made it into the end zone. We’ve been able to pressure pretty much everybody all year.

“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. The 2015 Big Ten Championship Game is effectively a play-in game for the CFP.

When: 8:17 p.m. Saturday.

Freshman Clayton Thorson threw for 146 yards and a score as Northwestern (10-2, 6-2 Big Ten, No. 16 CFP) avenged last year’s 47-33 home loss to IL.

Retiring Frank Beamer will go out with a bowl game for the 23rd straight season as Virginia Tech (6-6, 4-4) nipped Virginia 23-20 to qualify. The defending national champions have five projected 2016 first-round draft picks and at least two second-round choices. Cubit took over for the fired Tim Beckman right before the season started.

The Wolverines could muster only 57 yards rushing on 25 carries. 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.

It was a message the Buckeyes probably needed to hear as much or more as anyone on the outside did.

“He’s awesome”, Wilson said.

Essentially, the Buckeyes need three teams to lose next weekend to provide the best chances of a playoff return. A big reason both are in Indianapolis is that both have playmaking quarterbacks.

Penn State center Angelo Mangiro knows what to look for when picking a good – hmmm, no, great – running back. The pounding of Elliott running between the tackles early, as well as the efficient running of Barrett in the first half, paid dividends later in the game.

They didn’t and it proved well worth it.

Maryland 46, Rutgers 41: AT Piscataway, New Jersey, Brandon Ross scored on an 80-yard run with 4:40 to play and Maryland overcame a 21-point deficit to defeat Rutgers in what might be Kyle Flood’s final game as the Scarlet Knights’ coach.

The Buckeyes were a week too late with their best performance of the season, pounding MI 42-13 behind Ezekiel Elliott, who got plenty of touches and ran all over the Wolverines.