In what had been called a "statement game" for Coach Mark Dantonio and Michigan State, it was Jim Tressel's Buckeyes who did all the talking Saturday, as they raced out to a 28-0 halftime lead behind Terrelle Pryor and Chris Wells, and forced five turnovers on defense in a 45-7 rout of the Spartans in East Lansing. Ohio State (7-1, 4-0) remained tied for the Big Ten lead with Penn State, setting up a showdown next Saturday at the Shoe against the unbeaten Nittany Lions. Buckeye Dan recaps the rout for us.

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With the college football season having reached the midway point, it's time to look backward as well as look forward - to what we saw in the first half of the season, and what we might see in the second.

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If there weren't so much at stake in the matchup between Ohio State and Michigan State on Saturday, they could celebrate Old Home Week. The 12th-ranked Buckeyes and the 20th-ranked Spartans will match identical records (6-1, 3-0 in the Big Ten) in a key conference game which is also a reunion of old friends, as MSU head coach Mark Dantonio faces his mentor Jim Tressel for the third time since he left OSU after the 2003 season.

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The Buckeyes took an early 7-0 lead over Purdue with a touchdown off a blocked punt, and then used a stifling defense to hold off the Boilermakers and win their fourth straight game, moving to 6-1 and remaining tied for the Big Ten lead with a 3-0 mark. The OSU offense failed to score a touchdown against the 11th ranked defense in the Big Ten, but still managed to down the Boilermakers 16-3, in a game that may give "winning ugly" a bad name.  Buckeye Dan recaps the win.

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