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Free Press sports writer Chris Solari breaks down Michigan State football’s matchup with Ohio State on Saturday night in a Big Ten matchup in East Lansing.
Fast facts
Matchup: Michigan State (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 3 Ohio State (3-0, 0-0).
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Spartan Stadium, East Lansing
TV/radio: Online only on Peacock; WJR-AM (760).
Line: Buckeyes by 23½.
Michigan State vs. Ohio State injury report
MSU: Out: OL Kristian Phillips (left leg, season), OL Gavin Broscious (lower left leg, season), DB Khalil Majeed (lower body, season), CB Chance Rucker (arm), WR Alante Brown (upper body), DB Dillon Tatum (lower body). Questionable: WR Nick Marsh (right knee), WR Jaron Glover (undisclosed), WR Antonio Gates Jr. (undisclosed), DE Avery Dunn (undisclosed). Probable: S Malik Spencer (ankle), DB Angelo Grose (undisclosed).
Ohio State: Questionable: DT Tyleik Williams (undisclosed), OL Donovan Jackson (undisclosed), WR Reis Stocksdale (undisclosed), RB Rashid SeSay (undisclosed).
Michigan State vs. Ohio State scouting report
Michigan State’s Nathan Carter runs the football against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium last November.
When MSU has the ball: In Saturday’s 23-19 loss at Boston College, the Spartans’ first of the season, quarterback Aidan Chiles gave MSU a chance to win with his ability to evade pressure, and ultimately threw it away with three interceptions. Without his top four receivers (Marsh, Glover, Gates and Brown), it was another moment of maturation for Chiles, whose seven interceptions through four weeks is tied for second-most in the 133-team Football Bowl Subdivision. The sophomore’s 57 rushing yards vs. BC were the most of his career, and Chiles’ 1-yard TD sneak was his team-leading third rushing score. Chiles, an Oregon State transfer, is 63-for-166 passing (54.3%) for 981 yards and…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-09-27 09:13:07
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