Ohio State looked awfully impressive on the road against Michigan State Saturday. Here are five things we learned from the game.
Ohio State might have put its most complete game together in a public flogging over Michigan State Saturday. It was thorough dominance from start to finish, and almost all facets of the game performed at a high level.
Add that to the weirdness of some significant starters missing the game because of coronavirus precautions and protocols, and the win was even more impressive. It all kept the loftiest of goals still on the table for the Buckeyes, and now we pause and wait to see if The Game can be played against That Team Up North. In the meantime, it appears all the lofty goals are still in play for Ohio State.
With that in mind, we give you five things we learned about the Buckeyes victory over the Spartans Saturday.
Watch and listen to what Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker said about Ohio State after his team lost. He was impressed with the Buckeyes.
Ohio State made a statement on Saturday.
It traveled to East Lansing and took it to the Michigan State Spartans handily despite being down several starters, including most of its offensive line. With the 52-12 win, the Buckeyes improved to 5-0 and came one step closer to qualifying for the Big Ten Championship Game and a potential spot in the College Football Playoff.
For the Spartans, after beating an undefeated Northwestern team a week earlier, it was a hard pill to swallow. Head coach Mel Tucker is trying to build on what former coach Mark Dantonio did in East Lansing, but it’s clear there’s a ways to go.
After the game, Tucker met with the media to discuss what transpired and was none too happy about his team’s performance, but was quick to give praise to Ohio State.
If you missed any of the Spartans’ head coach’s comments, we’ve got them for you thanks to the YoutTube channel of SpartanMag. Click on the below and watch Tucker discuss how he’s not happy with the performance from his team, how difficult it was to defend Justin Fields, how he believes OSU athleticism was the difference, and more.
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The future looks good for the Buckeyes under center.
With Justin Fields most likely leaving for the greener pastures of the NFL next year, Ohio State will start looking at auditions for his replacement. Freshman C.J. Stroud added a nice line to his resume today with a 48-yard touchdown run.
With the game well in hand, Fields’ day is over. Enter Stroud to run the clock and end the game. On first down from the Spartan 48 yard line, Stroud saw and opening and took it all the way to the endzone.
Watch Stroud’s scamper in the video below.
Meet Ohio State's next QB, five-star freshman CJ Stroud, who just took a long run to the house. pic.twitter.com/QYbOkWXSAF
The future looks bright with the wealth of talent Ohio State has at the quarterback position.
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Justin Fields finds Chris Olave for the score late in the fourth quarter.
There were some who felt like Ohio State had to pour it on the Michigan State Spartans today to earn the fashionable “style points” with voters. Well, the Buckeyes are doing just that, racking up the points in East Lansing.
With just over eight minutes left in the game, Ohio State is still letting it fly. After the Buckeye defense kept Sparty bottled up and forced a punt from their own endzone, Justin Fields let it fly on first down for a 41-yard strike to Chris Olave.
Both Fields and Olave have put up some really nice numbers today. Fields has over 300 total yards while Olave has hauled in 10 receptions for 139 yards and a score.
Watch the dynamic duo hook up below courtesy of the Big Ten Network Twitter account.
Ohio State is in complete command as the game clock ticks toward zero and hopefully a matchup with Michigan.
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After finding out that Ohio State was going to be missing three starters on the offensive line and one not playing in his normal position, it was fair to question how the running game was going to look. But so far, things seem to be working out just fine.
Trey Sermon, who has been recovering from a torn ACL since midway through the 2019 season, broke out his first big run as a Buckeye this season. Sermon, who has backed up Master Teague for most of the season, took the handoff from Justin Fields, made a cutback and was off to the races.
Sermon now has over 100 yards rushing on the game. Watch Sermon take it to the house in the video below.
Trey Sermon's biggest run as a Buckeye puts OSU up 35-0, and that might be the end of the road for some of the offensive starters. pic.twitter.com/PRdVBqJLRG
The Buckeyes are up 35-7 as the third quarter is winding down.
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Haskell Garrett in the right place at the right time.
Sometimes you’re in the right place at the right time. That was the case for defensive tackle Haskell Garrett in the second quarter of the Michigan State game.
A pinpoint accurate punt by Drew Christman put the Spartans on their own one yard line. After two runs being stuffed for no gain, MSU quarterback Rocky Lombardi, dropped back to pass from his own endzone. The results were not good for Michigan State.
Haskell was able to get his paw up at just the right time to deflect the pass. The deflection popped the ball straight up in the air and right back down into the soft hands of the OSU defensive lineman.
Watch as the big man gets the rare D-lineman pick six.
The Buckeyes are up 28-0 over Michigan State and looking to add more before halftime.
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After a week off, the Buckeyes are looking good. The defense has been stifling and the offense hasn’t seemed to miss a beat, even missing several key offensive linemen.
Ohio State marched down the field on their opening drive to get six points after a roughing the passer call kept the drive alive for Justin Fields and company. After going up 7-0, the Buckeyes went to work again moving the ball down the field.
Fields turned a little scramble and a flick of the wrist into another score as Garrett Wilson snagged the ball and made a couple of guys miss before finding paydirt.
Watch the play below on the Big Ten Network Twitter account.
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As it stands now, OSU carries a 14-0 lead over Michigan State after one quarter of play.
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Find out who is out when the Buckeyes take on Michigan State today.
Since the cancellation of the Illinois game, we’ve been wondering who on the Ohio State Football team had come down with COVID and will be unavailable. With just a few hours before the game against Michigan State, we now know the answer and one particular unit got hit a lot harder than the rest.
The Ohio State offensive line will be without the services of starters Nicholas Petit-Frere, Thayer Munford, and Josh Myers, as well as back up, Paris Johnson Jr. This could be a challenge to replace that many starters, and it will be interesting to see how the Buckeyes line performs against a decent Spartan front seven. Look for Luke Wypler and Dewand Jones to fill two of those vacancies and either Matthew Jones or Enokk Vimahi to fill the other spot.
On the defensive side of the ball, the biggest name that will be missing from the game today is three-year starter, Tuf Borland. Borland is arguably the leader of this Ohio State defense. Dallas Gant will most likely replace Borland.
In an already thin secondary, the Buckeyes will be without Josh Proctor and Cam Brown.
Time to see if the Buckeye depth is as good as advertised.
Find out who is out when the Buckeyes take on Michigan State today.
Since the cancellation of the Illinois game, we’ve been wondering who on the Ohio State Football team had come down with COVID and will be unavailable. With just a few hours before the game against Michigan State, we now know the answer and one particular unit got hit a lot harder than the rest.
The Ohio State offensive line will be without the services of starters Nicholas Petit-Frere, Thayer Munford, and Josh Myers, as well as back up, Paris Johnson Jr. This could be a challenge to replace that many starters, and it will be interesting to see how the Buckeyes line performs against a decent Spartan front seven. Look for Luke Wypler and Dewand Jones to fill two of those vacancies and either Matthew Jones or Enokk Vimahi to fill the other spot.
On the defensive side of the ball, the biggest name that will be missing from the game today is three-year starter, Tuf Borland. Borland is arguably the leader of this Ohio State defense. Dallas Gant will most likely replace Borland.
In an already thin secondary, the Buckeyes will be without Josh Proctor and Cam Brown.
Time to see if the Buckeye depth is as good as advertised.
Get all the information you need to watch or hear Ohio State football face off against Michigan State in East Lansing.
Well, it looks like we’re going to have some Ohio State Football tomorrow and we couldn’t be more excited. This college football season has had more twists and turns than a Cedar Point roller coaster. But the Buckeyes boarded the plane for East Lansing so we’re on the right path.
The Spartans haven’t been real good this year, but they have played spoiler in their only two wins. First over rival Michigan that really sent the Wolverines into a nosedive. Then last week, Michigan State outlasted a maybe overconfident Northwestern team who may have been dreaming of a College Football Playoff berth.
The Spartans will have their hands full this week with Ohio State. The Buckeyes know there is little to no room for error. With the SEC and ACC both trying to get two teams in the CFP, the Bucks must win out and do so impressively.
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