Ohio State knew that they were a marked team when they grabbed the top spot in college football; they didn't need to be told of the complications & implications which come with being the #1 team in the nation.
They were riding high with a 24-0 lead @ the good ol' Horseshoe until Michigan State surged back to make things as interesting as they were scary. And with good reason: they beat Ohio State when they were ranked #1 two times, the most recent upset being 9 years ago. But the Buckeyes rode it out & grabbed a hard-fought 24-17 victory.
The only offense Michigan State really had came from the defense; both TDs were the result of an interception & someone coughing up the football. Yes, that's how awful the Spartans looked offensively & much credit needs to be given to the Buckeye D for neutralizing a balanced MSU attack which caused the Hoosiers fits the week before. On the other hand, despite the two late turnovers (& almost a third giveaway) Ohio State churned things out offensively & never really gave the Michigan State offense a chance to get untracked to do some damage of their own.
Who said being ranked #1 was all fun & games could do worse than to overlook their next opponent. And that can be real effortless to do for the more cocky & overtly arrogant teams who think they're the greatest college football powerhouses to ever roam the face of the earth. Not so with the Buckeyes, after assessing their overall performance against MSU: they know it's not fun & games from this point on.
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