EAST LANSING – Trailing by seven points late in the first quarter, Michigan State was at the Ohio State 38-yard line but facing fourth-and-13 after a sack. That gave the Spartans a chance to use one of their top weapons in punter Bryce Baringer. It was a great kick and he put enough air under the ball that teammate Tyrell Henry had time to catch it at the 2-yard line. The Buckeyes were pinned deep but the reality was it just gave them a chance to pad their stats with another long drive. Eight plays, 98 yards and less than three minutes later, they took a 21-7 lead on a 51-yard touchdown pass from C.J. Stroud to Julian Fleming. No. 3 Ohio State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) rolled to a 49-20 win at Michigan State (2-4, 0-3) on Saturday in East Lansing. It was the fourth straight loss for the…
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