COLUMBUS, Ohio – Everything Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said in his news conference Monday morning coming off the Buckeyes’ 49-37 win over Michigan State. COACH MEYER: What we’re using this week as far as getting our team ready to go. Champions for Michigan State was defense?? on defense, excuse me, Vonn Bell, graded champion, Michael Bennett. And Player of the Game is Doran Grant. Obviously not near enough for what we expect. On offense, you had three receivers, Evan Spencer, who was playing like a most valuable player on our team right now in the things we ask him to do. He’s my MVP as far as just all around what we asked him to do. Jalin Marshall graded at championship, playing at a very high level. And Mike Thomas, his improvement from since he’s been here, and it’s all about the way he takes care of his business. And he’s grading out every week we do academic, attitude and effort grade. And he used to screw around with a 6 or a 7, and was probably on his way out of here. Now he’s a 9 or 9.5. And that’s the correlation between a guy that’s got everything in order and playing well as I think everybody knows that, that’s why Mike Thomas is playing well, he’s taking care of his business. That’s a credit ?? I told his dad when I saw him at Maryland, it’s because nowadays you get these third uncles, all they want to do is complain. And Michael Thomas’s family did not. They said what do we need to do to get better? How do we support the coaching staff? Guess what happened? Mike Thomas is playing at a very high level. Jeff Heuerman graded at champion. Offensive line had a couple bad situations early in that game. But, boy, did they play well after they got going. …
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