If you would have predicted a 48-3 win over Michigan State for Ohio State, it is likely that you would have been asked to pee in a cup shortly thereafter. While Saturday’s outcome was surprising, it wasn’t unbelievable. After all, with this Buckeye team, any outcome is seemingly possible, so we can’t be overly shocked by anything we see the rest…
Saturday was Mark Dantonio’s 142nd game as the head coach at Michigan State. It was not a notable number for Dantonio, but the Buckeyes decided to honor him anyway by rushing for more yards than any other team has in his nearly 11 years at Michigan State. Ohio State ran the ball 42 times for 335 yards, setting a record against…
After being taught a lesson by Iowa last week, No. 13 Ohio State studied its notes, prepared and then administered a similar beatdown to 12th-ranked Michigan State in Ohio Stadium Saturday. It wasn’t even midway through the second quarter when the Buckeyes had more than 300 total yards and 35 points on the board.
Ohio State (8-2, 6-1) took it to Michigan State (7-3, 5-2) on Saturday in a 48-3 win and made the Spartans look positively Nebraskian. Following the game, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer spoke with the media, as did a hand full of players. Here are the highlights.
“Last week’s gone.” Those were the words from Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer after the Buckeyes’ 48-3 shellacking of Michigan State on Saturday. With all due respect to Coach Meyer, no it’s not. In an eerie and unfair way, OSU’s complete domination of Michigan State brought flashbacks to last week’s horrific loss to Iowa.
There is a lot at stake this week versus a Michigan State opponent that has historically been a thorn in the side of Ohio State. Defensively, the Buckeyes should be motivated to prove last week was an anomaly and not the true identity of this collective unit. From an offensive standpoint, Kevin Wilson and Ryan Day need to prove they…
