So this week I've decided to start a new post series that I will simply call impact. In this post I'll look over things that made a definite impact in the game including plays, players, positions, etc. So without further ado...
IMPACT PLAYER: William Gholston
William Gholston had what I thought might have been his best performance since joining to the Spartans. He was all over the field with tackles for losses and batting down a ball at the line of scrimmage. He almost came away with two sacks but one of them was nullified when the coaches decided to accept a holding penalty. Gholston looked good this Saturday and perhaps this game was a sign of things to come.
IMPACT PLAY: Dennard's interception
Darqueze Dennard had a huge one-handed interception that stopped OSU's best drive of the game. Both he and Devin Smith were battling for the ball in the air when Dennard managed to strip it out of Smith's hands. If the interception had not occurred the Buckeyes would likely have scored at least 3 points, and of course, the score turned out to be 10-7. Which means we could've been looking at a nail biter OT finish.
IMPACT SIDE OF THE BALL: Defense
The Spartans defense certainly looked like the #1 defense in the nation this week holding Ohio State to 178 total yards of offense, with 62 of those coming on the scoring drive. The Spartans tallied up an impressive nine sacks on the quarterbacks and 13 tackles for loss. The secondary was also very impressive, shutting down the Buckeye receivers and giving the OSU quarterbacks few options. On a day when the Spartan offense only got 10 points, the defense really came through.
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