evan spencer was throwing a block over there for ohio state. didn't need to. >> kirk: maybe a push in the block there against evan spencer. holding.ee:yy number 37. ten-yard penalty from the spot of the foul. first down. >> chris: that's the first penalty on a special teams return all season long for urban meyer's team. conference breakdown and the rankings, as of last week. s.e.c. with six. that s.e.c. cannibalization is beginning to happen in that west. auburn went down at home to a&m. they've got two losses. bama and lsu late in the game, lsu's trying to drive and get a win over alabama. big 12 statement wins by baylor and by tcu tonight. cook delivers incomplete over the middle.

his team came in with supreme confidence. we went to both places. i think both sides gave off an air that they thought they'd win this game but i thought particularly here in east lansing. the spartans brought a little swagger in. off a beatdown of michigan on this field -- >> kirk: a lot of that has to do with how they played in indianapolis and then carried it over to the rose bowl. i think they feel very confident who they are. this is a team that's been peaking. they feel very good coming into this game. this is a good michigan state team. ohio state came in with a plan and they've executed. >> chris: cook has time. fires down the middle and just over the head of mumphery. smile from cook. but it's been a frustrating night, because he's been in the unusual position of having to play catchup. >> kirk: urban meyer and mark dantonio said to us, when up get into these big games, especially in november in the big ten, any

game, it's typically owon up front in the trenches. think of how ohio state's offensive line has played. they've played incredibly well. also, ohio state's defensive line with bennett, washington, bosa, even steve miller they have held up their end of the bargain, as well. >> chris: third and ten. they bring four. cook fires over the middle, complete at the 42 yard line. they'll move the chains. kings made the catch. michigan state, 14-game big ten win streak in big trouble. ohio state continues to play very well as an underdog. again kings makes the catch. there at the buckeyes 40. last seven times ohio state's been an underdog, they did very well. previous six, they won four of them.

>> kirk: urban meyer does a good job to get his team to play with a chip on their shoulder. sometimes he invents reasonis - >> chris: oh, that's a diving pick by powell -- they're going to rule it incomplete. cook's leg was being grabbed as he delivered it. what an attempt by powell. >> kirk: again, that defensive line got pressure on him. powell, i think -- as he comes down, it's a matter if he got his hands under that football before it hit the ground. ball did appear to hit the ground. his hands were behind the ball. >> referee: the previous play is under further review. >> chris: again, the ruling incomplete, so, not sure there's emphatic evidence to overturn that. but these ohio state dbs have had one heck of a night. they have great hands. apple did drop a sure pick early. this would have been a circus pick for powell.

>> kirk: you're right about the pressure. bennett and washington both got in there. that would have been a heck of an effort, but cook had to get rid of the football because of that defensive line aprying the pressure again. you look at connor cook, he's put up some numbers. he's actually at 276. it doesn't feel like that typical connor cook night when you look at tony lippett, who has four catches for 48 yards. they targeted him nine times, he only has four catches. >> chris: dave is watching the replay that steve newman is looking at next door. dave, what do you say? >> i think it's going to stand incomplete. the bottom of the ball hits the ground. you can see the ball move a little. there's certainly in my opinion not enough evidence to reverse it to an interception. i think it's going to stand at the very least. >> chris: ohio state see guys who have great ball skills.

they can track the ball and when they get their hands on it, despite apple's easy drop before, they usually make the pick. >> referee: after further review, the ruling on the field stands. incomplete pass. second down. >> chris: also a defense, kirk, that has limited big plays from all opponents. i know the competition hasn't been that tough, but only 17 20-plus yard plays all season. they've done a pretty good job limiting michigan state tonight in that department. on second and ten. cook. stays up. delivers into traffic. catch made, first down at the 26 yard line. mumphery. good job holding on there. tony lippett has been limited.

just 48 receiving yards in his four catches so far. cook steps up. flips it short. flag is down. as langford collects it. that was in the holding zone. it has not been a good night for a very heralded and accomplished offensive live. >> referee: holding, offense, number 54. >> kirk: we talked about the sacks, only five all year, which is one in the country. when you look at film and people have blitzing from every angle imaginable, they always seem to pick up the blitz. always seem to give cook time to be able to make throws and tonight, once again, i think they've lost the battle for the most part up front. >> chris: that's their third holding penalty. thaitd they'd be disappointed in this effort for sure. >> kirk: right. joey bosa hasn't had his typical night. he came into the night having

two sacks in the last three games at least.a 6 1/2, 7 sacks in the last three games. tonight, he's been pretty quiet. i think it's been more about washington and bennett in the middle doing most of the damage to the interior of michigan state's offensive line. >> chris: second and 20. cook delivers far side. catch made. burbridge can't escape. tackled at the 30 by mcmillan. third down. a lot of the crowd has emptied out of here in east lansing. there's a flag after the play. >> referee:y?i"rsonal foul. face mask. defense. 15-yard penalty. automatic first down. >> chris: that will move michigan state closer. urban won't feel comfortable

yet, up 18. >> kirk: not at all. that goes for any coach, let alone urban meyer and his intensity. bennett's trying to get off the field. he is slow. you can see him, he took a knee, get him off the field. >> chris: cook delivers. kings. retreats. still alive. fighting. kings on his feet down near the goal line to the 1 yard line. slippery play by the receiver. they had him trapped in the backfield. >> kirk: he plays wide receiver, but he has the ability of a running back. he gets out there and looks like a couple ohio state defenders thought he might have been down and he just kept going. >> chris: langford barrels into the end zone. a bunch of spartan fans have headed to the exits, but michigan state still fighting. p.a.t. will cut the lead to 11. 5:20 to play. you think they have to try an

onsides kick here. defense really hasn't stopped ohio state. >> kirk: you still have three time-outs remaining. >> chris: almost risky to kick it away. >> kirk: still a two-possession game. >> chris: down 12 -- >> kirk: try to get it to ten here. >> chris: thought they might kick the p.a.t. to get it to 11. interesting decision. batted down. sitting on 12 now. frazier batted that pass down. >> kirk: now you're looking at two touchdowns. again, the heart from michigan state, set up by kings here, not giving up on a play. you can see him wiggling. i thought he might take it all the way to the end zone. they get the ball back in the sure hands of jeremy langford and that big offensive line.

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quarterback barrett filling in at the last minute before the season began. doing something that veteran group could not do. spartans kick it deep. no onsides kick. so, barrett and company will take over with 5:20. and alabama now trailing lsu. field goal seconds ago to give the mad hatter a three-point lead. half the top ten would go down. alabama doesn't come back and the spartans can't mount a furious rally here. k-state losing to tcu. if that holds, kirk, mississippi state has got to go to tuscaloosa, the only s.e.c. team without at least two losses. wow. >> kirk: can you imagine waking up today the potential of auburn and alabama both gets knocked off? there was a shot with alabama

going to death valley. >> chris: elliott hammers ahead. how will the committee evaluate that? mississippi state goes to tuscaloosa next week. they got to win the egg bowl in oxford. doesn't even really matter for the division title for mississippi state, right? >> kirk: that's right. >> chris: they have a huge lead. 5:15 to play here in east lansing. chris cotter in studio.

you heard chris talk about the field goal. how did they get in range to kick it for lsu? a fumble inside their own 10 yard line. lsu recovered. they kicked the field goal. bama has the ball now, but trailing by three. chris, kirk? >> chris: chris, thank you. lsu doing it their way. low scoring upset, as underdogs against ole miss. same blueprint. trying to finish out bama, which is drying to dri intrying to dr perhaps. fun night. oregon beginning to pull away against utah. that crazy play. utes could have taken a 14-0 lead. reminder of the semifinal games in this new format. takes place in pasadena and in new orleans. the rose bowl game allstate sugar bowl. a doubleheader on espn on new year's day. the two winners getting into that national championship game, at&t stadium, january 12th.

>> kirk: you have 1 and 4 and 2 and 3 playing and i think a lot of people are surprised when we were talking about this, that, you know, let's just say for argument's sake that the big ten champion doesn't get into the top four, they're so used to going to the rose bowl, you wouldn't go to the rose bowl. it would be -- looking at the, what, the fiesta bowl, orange bowl. cotton bowl. peach. >> chris: big difference, though, right? playing for a spot in the championship game in pasadena, perhaps? winning the big ten and not going to the rose bowl. ohio state trying to convert and third and three. what else? barrett. straight ahead. and, of course, he converts. remarkable, this guy. every ohio state fan was deflated, disappointed, miller goes out. you figure, there goes the season, right? hardly. this guy, he's the all-big ten

quarterback. >> kirk: without a doubt. the wail hey he's playing tonig? i love the look in his eyes. for a young guy, he's got a look about him with, again, the numbers that are impressive. it's the way he's doing it, the poise with which he's playing in this environment. you almost think he's a senior, the way he plays and car rips himse carries himself. offensive line giving him time to be able to execute, whether it's been the run or the pass, that's been a big part of his success, as well. >> chris: barrett pitches it near side. marshall gets two nice blocks and falls down at midfield. what lies ahead for ohio state. minnesota playing good football. they hammered iowa. that's up next weekend. home games against indiana, and the team up north.

lo looking at the big ten championship game, perhaps, against wisconsin or nebraska. >> kirk: they have the game in indianapolis to show the committee who they are and whetheror not they're deserving. >> chris: elliott. moves the ball tightly. minnesota would be considered a quality win. the soefer e gophers did get ha tcu. >> kirk: they seem to be getting better with jerry kill. they looked good again today. butñ a team you have to look at how they've improved themselves, where they were against navy. think about losing four offensive linemen, three of which are now starting in the nfl as rookies. and, you know, you lose your starting quarterback. you've got 11 days to try to get it together for navy and then virginia tech.

think about how much they've improved from that you chaos and that disappointment of losing their leader, your starting quarterback in braxton miller. they've got to be one of the most improved offenses from week one or two to now into november of anybody in the country. >> chris: michigan state spending a time-out. you talk about a contrast in e motions on this field. couple weeks ago, michigan came in here and the spartans just absolutely dominated their rival. six out of the last seven. michigan planted a stake in the field. spartans took great offense and dropped t 2#] hammer on them. two weeks later, michigan state fans feeling good about themselves, so is their team. humbling loss tonight. >> kirk: yeah, no doubt about it. this is the game that everybody was bracing for, because there just hasn't been that big competition. and the opportunities there. so, in the s.e.c., you see them

weekly. in the big ten, you have to wait for a few weeks, and this is a chance. michigan state came in. chance for them to say, we're tired of being down there, hitting that ceiling at eight. we're going to show michigan state who we really are. urban meyer and this team deserves all the credit in the way for the way they came in and the intensity with which they played tonight. >> chris: barrett. tries to get the corner again. like everything all season long, they've been waiting for this moment to show what they can do. they had to survive a double overtime game at penn state. the lions scored 17 in a row to force overtime. and then scored right away in the top of the first in overtime. buckeyes don't get a touchdown, the dream ends there in happy valley. >> kirk: the way they had to win that game collectively, the offense, the defense, special teams, everybody had a hand in it. talking to some of the coaches and players that the postgame

celebration in that locker room, pretty emotional. it was the offense and defense hugging each other. they really felt that was a turning point, even though it became a scare, because that game went into overtime in the second half. >> chris: third down conversion for ohio state makings it six for six in the second half. ford wrapup show after the game with chris cotter. detail what's going on around the country. barrett. 300 yards passing even with three touchdowns. he's run for 86 yards and two touchdowns. can't ask anything more of a quarterback. calm, poised leadership on top of that. i would say almost a flawless performance. >> kirk: remember, this guy didn't play football for almost two years until this year. with that torn acl. red shirted last year. how mature he kind of approaches the game --

>> chris: elliott. falls down. clock continues to roll here. it will be third down. >> kirk: that might8"a be his greatest quality, actually. is how he;qcú carries himself without having a ton of reps and a ton of experience as a freshman. he's just become an extension of tom herman and urban meyer and what he's trying to do. one of the keys for him to play so well, preparation. they said he strives to be so good. he wants to be excellent. he doesn't just say it. he preps monday through friday to put himself in a position to have answers to every challenge that he might face from a defense. >> chris: third string in the spring. thought he'd be the holder this season. thought that would be his big responsibility. holding for the kicks with miller, of course -- >> kirk: he was just trying to make sure he beat out jones for the backup to braxton miller. also thought when tom herman

said, he's gotten to a point where he's figured him out. he said, i'll talk to him about what's important and he'll say, hey, don't be perfect, just be you. don't be perfect, just be you. because early in the year, he thought he was a little hesitant. he was trying to overanalyze. trying to be too perfect. now, he just has a little ritual what he does with him, talks to him about his reads, his keys. before he goes out for the beginning of the game and then he says, just don't be perfect. just be you. >> chris: a lot of buckeyes he melts had to be pretty clean before the season. he's earned every one of them. his dad, 25-year career in the army. he said, his mom, really, the disciplinarian in the family. joe -- joe in grade school. he game became j.t. in high sch. and j.t., the mvp tonight. outplaying connor cook.

ohio state's collective effort here makes a resounding statement to the committee. barrett. throws it down field. that will stop the clock. fourth down. 39 seconds to play. alabama, by the way, tell you this as a service to the viewer, after lsu took the lead, kicked the ball out of bounds on the kickoff, drove down, kicked a tying field goal. so, they're headed for overtime there. chris cotter will keep you posted on all of that stuff, 39 seconds from now. >> kirk: what are the odds of that, with the way their kicking game has cost them in some big games the last few years? they had no time-outs. >> chris: yeah. aaron did it a couple years ago, that heroic touchdown drive. blake sims with no time-outs, puts them in position to kick the tying field goal. don't put a fork in bama just yet.

mean white, for michigan state, the night that began with such energy in this place ends with an emotionally empty stadium in what will be a 12-point loss. where do you move baylor up? they hadn't had a road win against a ranked team against 1991, fell 14-3 down and a 45-0 run to close it out. arizona state puts 55 on the irish, with help from some turnovers. they go back to work and try to win the pac-12 south. some challenges ahead for arizona state. >> kirk: no doubt. florida state, slow start again today against virginia, but pulled away and won 34-20. i think a lot of people are still wondering if that won't ever catch up to them. they play the canes next week. that will probably be the toughest game they have left on their schedule. >> chris: ducks up at halftime.

you want to give me your top four right now? >> kirk: ooud like i'd like to alabama does. >> chris: fair enough. cameron johnston is in to punt. we haven't seen him in a long, long time. second effort of the night. and urban meyer, arms in the air, and a big smile. hey, they can't erase the pain of losing that big game in indy. he didn't talk a lot about pay back, but this is very, very satisfying. buckeyes still unbeaten in this stadium since '99. pretty hard to believe. >> kirk: look at him. look at the emotions from urban meyer. he's been waiting a year for this match-up to take on michigan state. told you he gave me a forearmmy game, nearly knocked me down. intensity early in this game.

>> chris: took to price. they pitch it off. pitches it off again and langford finally ends up with it after all that, they make it to the 6 yard line. michigan state will point to a holding penalty that nullified a langford touchdown run that would have put them up 14 points in the first quarter. >> kirk: that's right. michigan state felt they needed to break some tendencietendenci uncharacteristic mistakes from the spartans today for sure. not just the penalties, but some of the decisions we saw from them, just not what we've typically seen. and that's partly michigan state, and a lot to do with the team they play. the ohio state front, the defense, the secondary. grant locked up with tony lippett. ohio state defense, though they gave up 37 points, they did a very nice job in some key moments in this game in defending connor cook.

>> chris: you saw the hug with elliott and meyer. two touchdowns for him. cook delivers. across the 40. for a first down. where do the spartans go from here? they have a loss in you jeeugen. it haven't over, but ohio state would have to lose a couple of games. >> kirk: right, right. >> chris: final play. lippett. very, very quiet evening. just shoved out of bounds. meyer gets the bath. he won't mind that on the chilly night. what a stud j.t. barrett was. the hand shake. might be brief. it was. not the warmest of friends.

not the warmest of nights. whoa. >> kirk: direct hit. i wonder if barrett did that. that was perfect. >> chris: he's wet and sticky. >> heather: coach, in the meantime, congratulations. what does this victory in this environment with the stakes so high say about ohio state? >> great environment against an excellent football team and that was -- i made comments before about how you get two teams that çñ of scrimmage like that, two sledge hammers. credit to michigan state. but we played our tails off tonight. >> heather: in what ways does this win sort of help avenge the loss and erase the memory of last year's big ten championship loss? >> you'll never forget that, but that's part of the game. you have two good teams playing but we'll never forget tonight. >> heather: you admitted concern this week about your young team, your inexperienced team. how did you get them to excel in this environment? >> the future is bright at ohio

state. there's a young team that just played a pretty veteran team and they came out on top. so, future's real bright. >> heather: what about j.t. bar let? he came in, what sort of maturation process did you see before your eyes? >> just saw him grow up. he's a good leader, a tough guy. i love him to death. >> heather: coach, on a night where -- we'll let enjoy, coach. congratulations. let's get you a towel. j.t., congratulations. so much talk about avenging last year's loss. you said you felt helpless last year because you were a red shirt. now, this is your team. you're the leader. how did you help erase that memory for your teammates? >> just come out here and just do my job. that's what we talked about all week. don't worry about anybody else's job. make sure you have the trust in them that they're going to do their job and i have to do mine. >> heather: how did you come in with so much on the line, so much pressure. so much talk all week, playing in this environment and really lead this team and not play at all like a freshman? where did