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Michigan State Vs. Ohio State 11-8-14
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De'Veon Smith ran for a career-high 121 yards and a touchdown, and Michigan beat Northwestern after the Wildcats' Trevor Siemian slipped attempting a two-point conversion at the end of the game.
With one overwhelming offensive display, the Buckeyes (8-1, 5-0) re-established themselves as the Big Ten's dominant team under coach Urban Meyer.
The Wolverines (4-5, 2-3 Big Ten) must win two of their final three games to stay in the running, and with a trip to Ohio State still looming, they can't afford a letdown.
As college football's regular season heads into its stretch run, plenty of intriguing plotlines are developing each week.
Barring a November collapse, the winner emerges as the likely division winner for a berth in the league championship game in Indianapolis in December.
November is finally here which means it's the final month of the college football regular season and there are several key questions about our B1G teams that I will answer before revealing this week's power rankings (as well as the new BCS Standings).
Our expectations before the start of the season can quickly be tarnished in a flash. But no matter what happens, November will always find a way to set the stage for a championship race like no other month can.
Devin Gardner threw for two touchdowns and Drake Johnson ran for two, helping Michigan to a 34-10 victory over Indiana on Saturday in the aftermath of athletic director Dave Brandon's resignation.
Last week was kind of a weird week in the B1G.
Two things are apparent in the Big Ten as November approaches.
Michigan (3-5, 1-3 Big Ten) enters the stretch on Saturday with a homecoming game against Indiana and needing to win three of four to become bowl-eligible.
While lineman Jack Miller said the Wolverines meant no disrespect to the Spartans, he was not surprised they were offended at the gesture.
The Wolverines did score a touchdown this time — the first time they'd managed that against the Spartans since 2011 — but it came late in the fourth quarter.
It didn't take long for Michigan coach Brady Hoke to issue an apology, taking full responsibility for the action because the stake was used during practice as a motivational tool.
It used to be news when Michigan State beat Michigan, when little brother rose up and knocked the mighty Wolverines down a peg. Now it's routine and the Paul Bunyan Trophy has taken up almost permanent residence in East Lansing.
The Spartans have won six of their past seven games against the Wolverines, only the second time Michigan State has accomplished that in a series that dates to 1898.
Have you seen the line for this week's Michigan-Michigan State game?
Which one-loss team has the edge? So many pivotal games are still to come, and the temperature of the playoff change can be flipped and turned upside down any given week.
If all goes well, the Wolverines could walk out of Spartan Stadium having ruined Michigan State's national-title hopes, but they insist that's not their focus.
The Spartans (6-1, 3-0 Big Ten) have won five straight overall, 13 consecutive games over conference foes and tied the school record with an eighth straight road win in league play.
"You have a better evaluation of your team," Beilein said. "Now your preseason practices should be more on point than they normally would."
That game at the Big House was disappointing, but not shocking (despite my Guaransheed.)
The Big Ten Conference traditionally has been a run-first league and nothing has changed halfway through the current season.
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The company said the temporary layoffs will impact about 1,600 workers for the month of July.
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Three former Detroit Tigers and a Detroit Lions all-time great join a pair of University of Michigan legends on the list.
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