COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michigan State got an important, if unsightly, victory and nearly did it in historic fashion.
The Spartans beat Ohio State 10-7 in an offensively challenged game for their first win in Columbus since 1998, snapping a seven-game losing streak to the Buckeyes. A touchdown pass from Joe Bauserman to Evan Spencer with 10 seconds left helped Ohio State avoid its first home shutout since 1982 against Wisconsin. Michigan State then recovered the onside kick.
Better keep those records for offensive futility handy for the Buckeyes, who are a complete mess on that side of the ball. Give an enormous amount of credit to the Michigan State defense, which came into Saturday ranked No. 1 in the nation statistically and certainly justified that. The Spartans should have won this…
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