EAST LANSING – Michigan State’s defense went into last week’s game at Ohio State looking to prove it was one of the best in the nation. Then the Buckeyes racked up 529 yards of total offense in a 34-10 win. They gashed the Spartans for 323 yards on the ground, which is the second-highest total allowed during Mark Dantonio’s 13 seasons as coach. “They’re sick, they’re sick. I’m sick,” Michigan State defensive coordinator Mike Tressel said of the reaction from his players. “That’s not what we do and we’re upset about it and probably there’s a little bit to be said that people are trying to do too much. I think we’re, what we call zeroing ourselves out, where we’re hitting guys right down the middle so we can make both plays. Well, you know what, your job’s not to make both plays, your job is to be on this…
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