July 6, 2026

Ohio State blew Michigan State out in the first half, and college football fans were stunned

Things got ugly very quickly in Saturday’s top-10 Big Ten matchup between No. 4 Ohio State and No. 7 Michigan State with the Spartans looking like anything but a top-10 team. The Buckeyes scored a touchdown within the first five minutes of the game, and the pace only picked up from there, as quarterback C.J. Stroud racked up some incredible first-half stats while leading his team to a whopping 49-0 halftime score. With Ohio State picking up 500 yards in the first 30 minutes compared with Michigan State’s 116, Stroud went 29-for-31 for 393 yards and six touchdowns — again, all in the first half. The Spartans’ defense, particularly the secondary, apparently decided to take the weekend off, while their offense was sloppy, stifled and beyond unproductive. C.J. Stroud had a ridiculous first half performance: 29-31, 393 pass yards and 6 touchdowns ? pic.twitter.com/C1row39Vz6 — ESPN (@espn) November 20, 2021…

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