COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michigan State struggled to deal with Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. last week, as the redshirt freshman threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns and conducted a game-tying touchdown drive that knotted the score with two minutes to play before the Spartans prevailed 40-31. If Penix did that, expect Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields to do more. That’s just one of the reasons tonight’s matchup between the Buckeyes and Spartans at 7:30 in Ohio Stadium doesn’t feel like one of those Michigan State upset moments. Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio is the only active college coach with three wins over Ohio State, beating the Buckeyes in 2011, 2013 and 2015. If Ohio State fans fear any opponent based not on talent but some kind of inherent ability to hang with the Buckeyes, regardless of circumstance, it’s the Spartans. “We’ve had success down there in the past. We’ll look…
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