The marquee matchup of the Big Ten Conference slate takes place on Saturday night, as the 13th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes do battle with the seventh-ranked Michigan State Spartans. East Lansing, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – The marquee matchup of the Big Ten Conference slate takes place on Saturday night, as the 13th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes do battle with the seventh-ranked Michigan State Spartans. Both teams come in with identical records, both overall and in conference, as each has won seven of its first eight games, and is a perfect 4-0 against Big Ten foes. Tied for first place in the league’s newly-named East Division, the winner has the inside track at reaching the Big Ten title tilt, but there is plenty of football to be played. Ohio State notched is Big Ten record-tying 20th straight regular-season conference win last weekend when it blasted visiting Illinois, 55-14. It was quite a bounce-back effort following a 31-24 double-overtime win at Penn State the week prior. The Buckeyes’ remaining regular-season bouts include a trip to Minnesota next week, followed by home games against Indiana and Michigan. Since dropping a 46-27 decision at Oregon on Sept. 6, Michigan State has reeled off six straight victories, with the latest being a 35-11 decision over intrastate rival Michigan at home on Oct. 25. The Spartans, who were idle last week, have a favorable schedule the rest of the way as they will play conference newcomers Maryland and Rutgers the next two weeks, before closing out the regular season at Penn State on Nov. 29…
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