CLOSE A look at the Spartans’ chances at Ohio State. Filmed Oct. 1, 2019. Graham Couch and Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press EAST LANSING — When No. 23 Michigan State football walks into Ohio Stadium on Saturday night to face No. 5 Ohio State, it will have to contend with one of the nation’s best defenses. Though improved from a season ago, the Spartans’ offense ranks 71st in the country out of 130, averaging 414 yards per game. The Buckeyes are No. 2 in total defense. And they have Chase Young. The latest in the long line of standout Buckeye defensive ends, the 6-foot-5, 265-pound Young is widely expected to be the first non-quarterback off the board in the 2020 NFL draft. Michigan State’s offensive line, which features a converted guard, Tyler Higby, starting at left tackle because of three injuries ahead of him at the position, is in for quite the…
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