On the second play from scrimmage, Michigan State Spartans running back L.J. Scott pulls off a 64-yard touchdown reception on the rival No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes.
The Michigan State Spartans are not going to a holiday season bowl this year at 3-7 on the season. However, they have a huge opportunity to play spoiler against a huge Big Ten East rival in the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon.
On the Spartans’ second play from scrimmage, Michigan State running back L.J. Scott would catch a Tyler O’Connor pass out of the backfield to take it to the house on the Buckeyes for a 64-yard touchdown reception.
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O’Connor would fake the pass to the right before hitting Scott in the Michigan State backfield. Scott would get a tremendous block near the sidelines by the first-down marker before sprinting all the way to find pay dirt in the Buckeyes’ end zone.
Ohio State needs to beat both Michigan schools to have a shot at winning the Big Ten East division title. Keep in mind that the Penn State Nittany Lions hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Buckeyes in Big Ten play. Should Penn State win out, the Nittany Lions will win the Big Ten East at 8-1.
Ohio State has the roster to make it to the College Football Playoff as an at-large team but cannot stumble the rest of the way. The Buckeyes missed out on a perfect season last year by allowing a game-winning field goal to Michigan State during the regular season. The Spartans would go on to win the Big Ten and make it to the 2016 College Football Playoff.
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Should Ohio State fall in East Lansing, the Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff hopes will come to an end before their big end of season meeting with the Michigan Wolverines.