Michigan State Spartans vs Miami University RedHawks - College Football 25

welcome to the house rothberger bill Oxford Ohio on the campus of Miami University and home to the Red Hawks and we are looking forward to a fantastic game and a full house for this one we've got a sensational matchup for you fans have been filing in and getting ready for this game as we'll see a squad from the Big 10 the Michigan State Spartans taking on a team from the Mac the Miami Ohio Red Hawks glad to have you with us for EA Sports college football I'm reee Davis David poock and Jesse Palmer with me in the booth guys we are ready to tee it up and the Spartans will put total weather to crank a up from inside the 10 here he comes nice job executing all of the assignments as they put a stop to that return at the 22 the Miami RedHawks offense will get the first possession of the game and here comes their leader Jesse he just has a way of elevating everybody's play and he's a point guard too so good at Distributing the football finds the open guys and he makes this offense go makes it go and just you can trust him everything is available but you're not playing with one arm behind your back you got all guns blazing man that D tackle is a freak athlete did you see him come out of his stance and beat the offensive lineman getting to the running back catlike quickness after picking up a couple it's it's second and eight from the gun they'll try to impose their will tackle is made at the 28 after a pick up of three yeah and the running back didn't get much here but you know you clearly want to always establish the tempo run the football be consistent make that defense physically meet the challenge here they come trying to convert a third and short from the 28 looking downfield it's gabber pocket starts to collapse and he was hit just as he released it and it falls to the turf well they try to throw for it there on third down on the opening drive of the game they don't get it but let's punt the ball away let's trust our defense and guys let's also trust this home field advantage and the crowd to get loud and make it real difficult on our opponent fourth down and the punt team sends it the other way he will signal for the fair Catch and take it just inside the 35 so Michigan State's offense will have its first possession of the game and David we see just how effective they can be on the ground running against a backer like this but they're going to do what they do and they're going to feature their guy he's an elite running back you're a great linebacker let's see who wins this battle there have been entire defenses that haven't been able to slow this running back down this linebacker though he's got the athleticism to do it himself here comes the offense on First and 10 from the 47 he'll pull it on the [Applause] read not a whole lot of room there three yards maybe second and seven well the QB decided to keep it on that one and listen if you had his athleticism you'd want to keep it too almost every time they run these types of option plays but he's just GNA have to do a good job of understanding when to hand it off when to pitch it and try to keep this defense on their heels and read his keys he's got a lot of talent just got to make sure he's making the right decisions moving forward hand off to the lone back they bring him down and he's going to lose a yard on that one and that seemed a little off from the start didn't it that was a big time play and it was off from the start because of the play he made and I don't think it would have mattered who was playing running back there was absolutely nowhere to go now facing a third and long dropping back it's child trying to get to him didn't have anything working and just had to throw it away on third down that's why it's so important for this defense to win first and second down you set up third and Longs like that you can show your exotic looks you can get the pass rush going everybody in the back end expecting throw and that's how you force incompletions and Force fourth bounds the Spartans will line up to punt it away they'll have to punt for the first time this afternoon he'll call for the fair catch here guys we'll see what this Red Hawks offense can get done this time last time David it was one two three kick the last drive that three and out sometimes that puts your defense in a bad spot and you got to get a drive together here so you don't wear the defense out I just think David too predictable that last Drive they got to do something something here to get this defense on their heels let's see what they've got on second down he'll try it again they make the Stop and that's how the first quarter will end it's been a defensive battle through the first period and the stats tell that Tale [Applause] let's see if the offenses can find a little rhythm as we start the second quarter after the last run would you just give it to him again on third down he'll try to pick it up on the ground he'll make a play on third down he's got it up for the first as they mark it at the 32 and that is exactly why you stick to running the football haven't had a lot of success but boom you pop one right that's what what you got to do you got you cannot become one-dimensional and just throw the football every down love the offense sticking to the Run nice job getting the first [Applause] down that friends is a busted play incomplete tell you what that was a lightning fast decision you could tell he knew what he wanted to do right away makes the decision but maybe his footwork wasn't a little bit good and the pass wasn't where he wanted to put that thing I know that now on second down after the incompletion hand off from the gun they knock him down right there how about the defender being a heat seeking missile he was on radar lock he found the football and flew down with some bad intentions this offense really needs to get something going punt on the opening drive and now a third and 10 coming up dropping back it's [Applause] gabber he's got it down the middle and he's not going to get there the defense Stands Tall and makes the Stop and the RedHawks line up to punt it away this will be the second time they've had to kick it [Applause] away signals for for the fair Catch and that's where they'll put it in play just outside the 20 the Spartans have it back on offense hoping to play some good ball wasting no time throwing on this drive grab near the marker it's belly they make the stop but the sweet throwing catches plenty to give him a first down always nice to have that security blanket of the tight end and it's nice to have a tight end that can line up in different areas of the field too it's not always going to be in a three-point stance he can sometimes be in the back field you could Flex him out into the slot they might even try to put this guy out at wide receiver in the split end position and see what he can do there cuz this guy is a weapon caught over the middle it's belly they'll get him down but not before he crosses the 50 he's down to the 49 they flexed out that tight end a little bit and you know the tight end's always open always open quarterback's best friend and this guy's a problem reys he's a matchup problem because he's too big for DBS to come cover and he's too fast for linebackers to cover he's showing you his athleticism there they'll throw it on first down takes a hit as he fires hit hard just as he released it on first down and just couldn't get it to the receiver the offensive line has got to give him at least a little bit of time to survey the field he had no chance that time getting hit almost immediately after he got the ball after the quarterback and receiver failed to hook up they'll try it again on second down he's looking to throw just had to get rid of that one good job to avoid the loss a third and long coming up here looking to throw it again using his feet to buy time and boy is he close to that first down maybe just a couple of inches short and they'll Pat the kicker on the tail and tell him to go give it a shot he says he's got a big leg he's going to have to show it from 56 yds out no good and after the Miss guys the score stays right where it [Music] is the Miami Ohio offense returns to the field in modern college football jet Jesse if there's time there's an opportunity to attack and I like them being aggressive here too guys look they they practice this all week long and the ball will be grabbed at the 30 yd [Music] line One Snap coming before they head to the locker room they'll use a timeout right before halftime maybe time for one or two more [Applause] plays they'll play it safe and send out the field goal unit and there is a degree of difficulty with this one a 47 yder from the right hatch and he missed it no good and guys after the Miss no change in the score just enough time for one final play of the half scanning the field it's child he's got the tight end and he'll step out of bounds after a very productive play that's going to wrap up the first half here and now we join Kevin with a halftime update guys time for everyone to take a deep breath and digest what we just saw in Oxford Ohio it's been very evenly played through two quarters both teams have been physical both teams have battled there in the trenches neither has been perfect but they're both right there in this game and it's kind of the Calm before the storm each side sort of licking their wounds right now but expect another fight in a phone booth in this second half and with that let's send it back to the guys at joerger Stadium there on weave EU Bank way the RedHawks will kick it off to start the second half from inside his own 10 let's see what he gets nice job executing all of the assignments they put a stop to that return at the 22 trying to set the tone on the ground in the third maybe picked up a couple he's down at the 24 that's a really good job by the defense wrapping them up getting them on the ground take away that run game make them onedimensional put him in passing situations really good job by the defense picked up two yards on that last one they need eight on second down trying play action and it squirted through his hands he wanted to take off and got too anxious obviously when you're playing in weather like this the ball is very slippery and it's hard to catch the QB threw a bullet that time and his receiver just could not reel it in they line up and it is a long way to the sticks from here back to throw it's childes he got a hand in there knocks it away incomplete tie game here early in the second half and offensively you're hoping to get something going but after that incompletion it kind of kills all of your momentum this quarterback is really going to have to lock in here for the rest of this game they're going to win and the Spartans will punt this one away this will be the second time they've had to kick it away fair catch is called for in the midst of all this range is concentrate on one thing making the catch from the gun they'll try to impose their running game small gain I know but again the defense knows he's going to run the football he's willing to run the football not just drop back and pass make him on to the Run game you got to do a lot of this after the three- yd pickup they come to the line Second and seven out of the gun the inside handoff looking for a crease and he'll find enough Running Room to get it just short of Midfield at the 49 I think you run that play on second down knowing it's going to make third down easier you're not trying to hit a home run you don't need the big play right now now you know third down everything's on the table everything's available High successory motion trying to get the defense to show its hand and this sophomore able to wreak some havoc and get the sack there's something you don't see very often a sack on a screen pass you know quarterbacks are taught to hold the ball hold the ball hold the ball and then get rid of it right before the rush gets to you but that time I think he just held on to it a little too long and the RedHawks will punt it away on fourth down and they'll get him down after the return at the 27 yd Line Michigan state has the ball back and here comes the offense man oh man these offenses just haven't been able to find any room to get things going David and a quote the great philosopher reys Davis this is very ungood just nothing working for this offense Palmer they got to find something well the plays look good against the scout team during the week in practice but they have just not been able to find a rhythm against this defense today looking to pass it's childes throws to the wide complete downfield and chunk plays are the name of the game and they get one here before the defense finally makes the Stop and for quarterbacks Corner routes can sometimes s be some of the harder throws to complete so you can see this quarterback has really worked time and again in practice and throughout his career trying to perfect his accuracy on these difficult throws takes a shot as he lets it Go they've avoided the interception all day but they were lucky to get that one back here late it'll be second down and that was good defense again and unfortunately we've been saying that all game long really really good defense or listen you can spin on the other side this offense has really good bad they'll be able to get off one more play before quarters end hand off to the single running back they get him down and that'll be the final play of the third period defense defense defense no one is giving an inch in the stats bear that out after three and this is just the way you want it the game will be one or lost in the fourth quarter as we take a look at the stat through three the Spartans get it past the sticks and that's so tough as a defense because they only got to get inches but I got to find a way to somehow get a knockback stop the running back's feet right there I couldn't do it he gets downhill just enough and he gets the first down it's a good job too there on third down by the off because a major statistic in football in terms of winning and losing is how good are you at staying on the field keeping drives alive whether it's third and long or third and inch it you just have to always a welcome play for the defense as they get a sack at the 47 the defense just simply not fooled by the play action often times an offense you're hoping the Run fake is going to slow down those pass rushers but man oh man they had their ears pinned back [Music] now the offense has to overcome the negative play after the defense comes up with a sack they're going to test the right side with this one they bring him down but a solid pick up to put them in position to pick up a first down the clock stops two minutes left to play in this one well the defense may have been caught off guard a little bit on that play it was second and long they weren't expecting the run so now we've got third and manageable and they've got to be wondering to themselves is this offense going to try to run the ball again here the give on the inside he's got enough for the first down they'll spot him at the 24 yd line and another nice gain by the offense all right defense we got to change something up here they they're putting a big drive together play after play having a lot of success how do we break the Rhythm how do we give him something that can create a tackle for a loss a sack or something to get momentum back on my side on the run it's Carter shakes off a tackler he has an extensive Juke library and he exhausted it and still didn't pick up much man a nice second effort by the back to break a tackle but how about those defensive backs willing to come up stick their face in the fan and make a tackle those are the best run defenses right it's not just D lining and linebackers getting all the plays but it's DBS that are willing to not just cover but tackle backs in the open field and he'll pick up the first down after a tough run there timeout called here by the defense it's the first one they've used this half and a great job by the offensive line you're going to run the ball right at the middle you better control the line of scrimmage you can see the center the guard the tackles doing a good job getting on their guys just enough where this running back can get into space and make the big game quick timeout by the defense there trying to make sure everyone has the same call going to work in the Red Zone they can't pick up the first down without getting it into the end zone one running back in the back field and he has it referee signals timeout it's the defense wanting to make sure that they have everything just right with a big play coming boy they'd love to pick up this conversion and go to work with a first and goal they'll go to the ground and the defense had its hands full but they finally wrestleing down short of the first [Applause] down so on fourth down here comes the field goal kicker in a huge spot it's good and long there are points on the board it's three nothing here in the fourth quarter hey we got some points listen it has been a defensive struggle all game long it's been sloppy offensively the defenses have dominated and this game just feels like it's going to come down to which of these teams can put themselves into position to kick a field goal and they just did here late might that be enough now to Win It that late clutch field goal put them on top they can almost taste victory if they can keep them from scoring to tie or win the game here's the return from inside and he did a good job bobbing and weaving and finding a little bit of Running Room on that return they've got to move quickly here still a chance but they've got to force the ball down the field he's taking the Deep shot it's caught downfield and they'll finally bring him down after he rips off a huge play [Applause]