Ohio State, Michigan State 1-2 in AP football poll

J.T. Barrett of No. 1 Ohio State (left); Connor Cook of No. 2 Michigan State.(Photo: Star photo illustration) Ohio State is No. 1 and Michigan State is No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Big Ten the top two teams in the rankings for the first time since 2006. The Buckeyes received 40 first-place votes after a lackluster victory against Northern Illinois on Saturday. Michigan State has seven first-place votes. The last time the Big Ten held the top two spots in the AP poll was November 2006 when Ohio State and Michigan went into their annual rivalry game Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. No. 3 Mississippi made a big jump from 15 after winning at Alabama…

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