Five reasons Ohio State will beat Michigan State Saturday

Ohio State looks like it’s poised to travel to East Lansing Saturday to take on Michigan State. Here are five reasons the Buckeyes win.

Michigan State can’t stay with the Buckeyes on the outside

Spartans head coach Mel Tucker alluded to what one of his big fears are when going against Ohio State. It doesn’t just have one playmaker at the wide receiver position, but several that can wiggle free and create a bad day for defeneses.

Michigan State doesn’t have the defenses of yore that it had under Mark Dantonio and are in the middle of the pack in many statisitcal categories. The running game has to be good for Ohio State too, but the defensive backs for the Spartans don’t wow you like years before and the Buckeyes are going to be able to exploit some matchups down the field.

NEXT … Ohio State’s offensive line vs. the Michigan State defensive line

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