The Buckeyes bounced back from last week’s loss to Penn State to beat Michigan State 35-14 in Columbus.
Troy Smith threw three long touchdown passes and Ashton Youboty returned a blocked field-goal attempt 72 yards for a score to lead No. 15 Ohio State to a 35-24 win over No. 16 Michigan State on Saturday in a game in which the Buckeyes didn’t run a play in Spartans territory until just over 5 minutes remained.
Ohio State’s first play in Michigan State territory was Smith’s 46-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes that gave the Buckeyes (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) the lead for good with 4:56 left. Holmes caught the short pass, then shed a tackle by cornerback Jaren Hayes before racing down the left sideline and dive into the end zone.
Ohio State’s defense set a school record by sacking Spartans quarterback Drew Stanton 12 times for 58 yards in losses. Bobby Carpenter led the way with four sacks and 27 yards in losses, with David Patterson adding three sacks. All-American linebacker A.J. Hawk finished with 19 tackles.
Meanwhile, up in Ann Arbor, Michigan pulled off a last second touchdown to beat Penn State 27-25, the Nittany Lions’ first loss this season.
And I guess its worth mentioning that my alma mater, Rutgers, beat Syracuse 31-9, the first time the Scarlet Knights have beaten the Orange since 1986.
