COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oho State football’s Twitter announcement for defensive player of the game from Saturday’s 56-7 victory over Michigan State featured several linemen sharing a Donato’s pizza. They should have been full after feasting on the Spartans for the previous four hours. The Buckeye defensive line collected 12 quarterback hurries, four knockdowns, six tackles for loss, five tipped passes and 2.5 sacks. They were also instrumental in limiting MSU running back Kenneth Walker III — the nation’s leading rusher coming in — to 25 yards on six carries before the Spartans simply shut him down. The performance was clearly a gratifying one for the defensive front. Ever since Minnesota and Oregon ran so effectively in the season’s first two games, the OSU defense has been waiting for another true test on the ground to prove it could not be gashed quite so easily anymore. Saturday’s lopsided score certainly played…
Continue Reading: Ohio State football’s defensive line enjoyed validation — and a tasty pizza pie — after smothering Michigan State
