Terrelle Pryor's Poise Proves to Be Too Much For Michigan State Spartans

It's widely known that Ohio State fans have lofty expectations, but apparently these aspirations are dwarfed by Terrelle Pryor's belief of how he should perform on the field.

Pryor told Tressel on Friday that if the offense stalled with him at the helm, he should be benched to allow another quarterback to spark the anemic offense. Not only did Pryor prevent Tressel from having to make a change, he dismantled the Spartan defense and jump-started the Buckeyes to a decisive victory.

This was expected to be a tightly contested battle in East Lansing between the two squads, but it took only 15 minutes to alleviate any doubt about who would move forward with their Big Ten title hopes.

This was the type of game Buckeye fans needed to see to restore faith in Tressel and the offense. They accomplished that and more, making the ensuing match-up with No. 3 Penn State even more mouth watering.

Penn State struggled against a weak Michigan squad for more than half of the game before turning the tables and routing a Wolverine squad that is in a downward spiral. It appears as though both PSU and OSU are firing on all cylinders as they get ready to prepare for the prime time face-off.

As for Ohio State, there were numerous questions that needed to be answered after a uninspired effort against a Purdue team that was outclassed by Northwestern earlier in the day. None of these questions revolved around the defense, which has looked stout after USC had their way offensively against the Bucks.

Everyone wanted to know what Tressel was going to do solve the inefficiency on the offensive side of the ball, and he silenced many of the critics with today's game.

Pryor put in a workman-like effort in both aspects of the game, accounting for roughly 200 yards and several touchdowns. Beanie Wells also looked like himself, running with speed and power between the tackles and on the edge.

Both Pryor and Wells are freakish football specimens, and today was a showcase for these skills. It seems almost impossible to bring either of them down with one defender in the open field, as they both possess brutal stiff-arms. It almost isn't fair for corners and safeties, and even some linebackers.

With another dazzling road performance against a ranked opponent, Pryor is growing by leaps and bounds as each week passes. If OSU's performance against Michigan State is any indication, the Buckeyes have their fire back and are gunning for another Big Ten title.

The defense was stifling as usual, tacking on two touchdowns for good measure. This weeks game against Penn State is going to be highly anticipated, with the winner in the drivers seat for a Big Ten title and BCS game.

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