EAST LANSING, Michigan — For 11 months Ohio State tried to play it cool, claiming that its Nov. 8 matchup with Michigan State was merely another game on its schedule. But as its showdown with the Spartans approached, it became increasingly clear that this was the date that the Buckeyes had circled on their schedule—and boy, did they deliver.
Urban Meyer left no stone unturned in his biggest win in two-plus seasons as Ohio State’s head coach, pulling out all the stops in what was ultimately a 49-37 Buckeyes victory.
Quarterback J.T. Barrett turned in another stellar performance, reentering his name into the Heisman Trophy conversation with 386 total yards and five touchdowns, while the OSU defense swarmed MSU quarterback Connor Cook in a game that was decided with more than 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
If there were still any questions remaining about how good this Buckeyes team is—and there were—they were answered on Saturday. Regardless of how it did it, Ohio State went into Spartan Stadium at night as an underdog and walked away with a much-needed signature victory.
“This is a pretty young team that played a pretty veteran team and came out on top,” Meyer told ESPN in his postgame interview. “The future is bright at Ohio State.”
Only this wasn’t about exercising demons left from last season’s loss in the Big Ten title game—that all makes for meaningless fodder, which there certainly wasn’t any shortage of in…
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