EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — When No. 24 Michigan State hosts No. 8 Ohio State, the Spartans will be leaning on an Ohio guy. Middle linebacker Joe Bachie spearheads Michigan State’s top-ranked defense. He is the team’s leading tackler and an unquestioned leader. His work ethic and preparation are exemplary. In fact, the player from Brook Park, Ohio, reminds Spartans coach Mark Dantonio of a Buckeyes star from the 1980s. “I go back and I look at all the players that we’ve been around in the past years. And not to disrespect anybody that’s been here, but Chris Spielman to me is a guy that when I was at Ohio State as a graduate assistant, he was just coming in as a freshman,” Dantonio said. “That guy was watching film every day. That guy was playing 100 miles an hour on field during practice. He had good motor, he had…
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