© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation The last five matchups in this series haven’t been close, but the Spartans nearly pulled off a huge upset in East Lansing during the 2016 campaign. Let’s be point blank… the last five matchups between Ohio State and Michigan State on the football field haven’t been particularly close. In fact, none of them have been decided by closer than three possessions with the Buckeyes holding an average winning margin of 35.6 during the span. The Spartans not defeated OSU in East Lansing since way back in 1999, although they were dangerously close to winning a 17-16 game during late November of the 2016 schedule. Let’s take a quick glance back and what happened that afternoon… THE BACKSTORY: Ohio State entered with great feelings of redemption and motivation after a devastating 17-14 loss to MSU the previous year in Columbus, which ultimately kept the…
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