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The Rundown: No. 9 Michigan State at No. 3 Ohio State

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November 18, 2015 at 6:40am
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THE RUNNING START

When: Saturday, November 21, 2015
Where: Columbus, Ohio // Ohio Stadium
TV: 3:30 // ABC 
Announcers: Chris Fowler // Kirk Herbstreit // Heather Cox  

Ohio State Michigan StateThis is the 44th game between Ohio State and Michigan State. Ohio State leads the series 29-14.

Below you will find some interesting facts about the teams, key offensive player stats, coach information, and team stats.
 

Ohio State

THE LAST TIME...

  • Ohio State played Michigan State the Buckeyes won 49-37.
  • The Buckeyes lost to the Spartans in Columbus was 7-10 in 2011.
  • Ohio State won 24 straight games was between 2012-13.
  • Ezekiel Elliott did not rush for 100 yards was against Minnesota in 2014 (91 yards).
  • Michael Thomas did not catch a pass in a game was against Michigan State in the 2013 B1G Championship
  • The Buckeyes lost to a B1G opponent on the road was November 26, 2011 against That Team (34-40).
  • OSU did not score at least 20 points was 2012 in a 17-16 win at No. 20 Michigan State.


ON THE HORIZON

  • Ezekiel Elliott is 204 yards away from passing Eddie George for 2nd on Ohio State's career rushing list.
  • Elliot is currently tied with George for 2nd all-time at Ohio State with twenty 100-yard games.
  • Cameron Johnston is tied with A.J. Trapasso with 78 punts downed inside the 20 yards line. Johnston's next punt downed inside the 20 will give him the record.
  • The Buckeyes are one win away from tying a school record 24 straight victories.
  • Ohio state currently has a record setting 30-game B1G regular season winning streak. The Buckeyes are one win away from sole possession of the record.
  • In the history of the AP Poll Ohio State has been ranked No. 1 for 105 weeks. That puts the Buckeyes in first place. Oklahoma (101) is second.
  • Braxton Miller is seven rushing touchdowns away from becoming the ninth player in D-I with 40 rushing and 40 passing touchdowns.
  • Ohio State is one shutout away from having two shutouts in a season for three consecutive years. 
     
East Lansing
East Lansing, MI.

GET TO KNOW MICHIGAN STATE

  • Michigan State is located in East Lansing.
  • Michigan State was established in 1855.
  • The Spartans are 9-1 this season.
  • Michigan State is 40-10 (.800) since 2012.
  • Last week Michigan State defeated Maryland (24-7).
     

TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS:

  1. Braxton Miller is Ohio State's leader with 88 TDs responsible for. Who is second?
     
  2. Jacoby Boren was selected as a National Scholar-Athlete. Who was the last Buckeye to achieve this? Hint, the year was 2008.

Answers at the bottom of today's article.


MICHIGAN STATE'S INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS


PASSING
Connor Cook has a bad shoulder
QB CONNOR COOK
STATS PASSING % YARDS TDS INTS
LAST GAME 6/20 .300 77 0 1
2015 174/310 .561 2,472 21 4
CAREER 618/1,072 .576 8,535 68 19

 

Tyler O'Connor
QB TYLER O'CONNOR
STATS PASSING % YARDS TDS INTS
LAST GAME 6/11 .545 44 1 1
2015 6/11 .545 44 1 1
CAREER 27/41 .659 285 3 2

 

RUSHING
LJ Scott
RB LJ SCOTT
STATS YARDS YPC TDS
LAST GAME 12 6.0 0
2015 519 5.5 9
CAREER 519 5.5 9

 

Gerald Holmes
RB GERALD HOLMES
STATS YARDS YPC TDS
LAST GAME 83 4.6 1
2015 392 5.0 6
CAREER 436 4.6 6

 

RECEIVING
 
Macgarrett Kings
WR MACGARRETT KINGS
STATS YARDS YPR TDS
LAST GAME 48 12.0 1
2015 450 14.1 5
CAREER 1,392 12.9 9

 

RJ Shelton
WR R.J. SHELTON
STATS YARDS YPR TDS
LAST GAME 35 11.7 0
2015 376 11.1 3
CAREER 555 10.3 5

 

OHIO STATE'S INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS


PASSING
 
QB J.T. BARRETT
STATS PASSING % YARDS TDS INTS
LAST GAME 15/23 .652 150 1 1
2015 56/85 .659 622 8 3
CAREER 259/399 .649 3,456 42 13

 

QB CARDALE JONES
STATS PASSING % YARDS TDS INTS
LAST GAME 2/2 1.00 7 0 0
2015 109/175 .623 1,459 8 5
CAREER 166/269 .617 2,322 15 7
 
RUSHING
RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT
STATS YARDS YPC TDS
LAST GAME 181 6.7 2
2015 1,425 6.5 16
CAREER 3,565 6.8 36

 

 

QB J.T. BARRETT
STATS YARDS YPC TDS
LAST GAME 74 4.6 1
2015 403 6.9 8
CAREER 1,341 5.9 19

 

RECEIVING
WR MICHAEL THOMAS
STATS YARDS YPR TDS
LAST GAME 76 12.7 1
2015 651 14.5 8
CAREER 1,472 14.4 17


 

Jalin Marshall
WR JALIN MARSHALL
STATS YARDS YPR TDS
LAST GAME 38 9.5 0
2015 395 14.6 3
CAREER 894 13.8 9

THE RUNOFF

Urban MeyerUrban Meyer

47-3 (.940) at Ohio State (4th year)

151-26 (.853) overall (14th year)

Meyer is 2-1 against Michigan State and is 28-0 in Oct. and Nov. as Ohio State's head coach.
 

Mark DantonioMark Dantonio

84-32 (.724) at Michigan State (9th year)

102-49 (.675) overall (12th year)

Dantonio is 2-6 against Ohio State and 1-2 against Urban Meyer.
 

CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER

Cliff Claven
 
  • Ohio State has never lost a B1G home game in Ohio Stadium with Urban Meyer as head coach.
  • The Buckeyes have allowed 53 rushing yards in the past two games. That's 26.5 rushing yards per game.
  • In 28 games Urban Meyer is undefeated in October and November as Ohio State's head coach.
  • Ohio State has hosted ESPN's College Gameday a record 15 times.
  • 2010 was the last time College Gameday was at Ohio State.
  • Ezekiel Elliott leads the FBS with 15-straight games of at least 100-yards rushing. 
  • In those 15 games he has racked up 2,349 yards.
  • Elliott is the first Urban Meyer coached running back to rush for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons.
  • Ohio State has the most all-time appearances in the AP Poll with 850.
  • The Buckeyes are first in the B1G in rushing yards per game (244.8).
  • Urban Meyer's winning percentage of .854 is the highest among active coaches.
  • Joey Bosa has recorded a tackle for loss in six consecutive games.
  • Bosa tied his career high with 3.0 TFL against Illinois.
  • Michael Thomas has caught a pass in 26-straight games. 
  • Among active players, Bosa is tied for second with 25.0 career sacks.
  • Ohio State has won a nation’s best 22 consecutive games.
  • The Buckeyes lead the B1G in rushing, scoring offense, passing efficiency and net punting.
  • Braxton Miller owns Ohio State's all-time record with 88 career touchdowns.
  • Tyvis Powell's blocked field goal against WMU was Ohio State's first since 2012.

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS BUSTED

The Buckeyes' defense has not allowed a rush of 20+ yards this season. Diamont scored on a 79-yard touchdown run.
 

2015 STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Ohio State
     
Michigan State
2015 STATS RANK CATEGORY 2015 STATS RANK
36.4 28th Points For 32.9 44th
13.8 2nd Points Against 22.3 34th
    OFFENSE    
244.8 11th Rushing Offense 152.4 92nd
208.5 85th Passing Offense 253.9 37th
453.3 33rd Total Offense 406.3 61st
    DEFENSE    
126.8 24th Rushing Defense 121.0 18th
171.6 8th Pass Defense 243.0 86th
298.4 9th Total Defense 364.0 46th
    OFF. MISC.    
.386 77th 3rd Down Conv. .493 8th
.786 97th Red Zone .829 68th
12.2 26th Punt Return 6.2 88th
23.4 29th Kickoff Return 22.1 48th
    DEF. MISC.    
.319 19th 3rd Down Conv. .368 50th
.739 17th Red Zone .833 64th
99.7 6th Pass Eff. Def. 128.4 70th
41.0 12th Net Punting 34.2 117th
    MISC.    
- 0.1 79th Turnover Margin + 1.3 3rd
6.3 66th Penalties Per Game 5.3 30th
  Total: 13 THE EDGE Total: 5  

TRIVIA ANSWERS

Braxton Miller is Ohio State's leader with 88 TDs responsible for. Who is second?

Answer: Art Schlichter with 85 between 1978-1981

Jacoby Boren was selected as a National Scholar-Athlete. Who was the last Buckeye to achieve this? Hint, the year was 2008.

Answer: Brian Robiskie. Ohio State has had 13 National Scholar-Athletes. TE John Frank was the first in 1983.

Sources
ohiostatebuckeyes.com
stats.ncaa.org
sportsreference.com

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