East Lansing – — As Michigan State reveled in its victory over Ohio State last week, players gathered in a small room at one corner of Ohio Stadium to address the media.
The first group to come out was the quarterbacks — the injured star, Connor Cook, and the unlikely heroes, Tyler O’Connor and Damion Terry.
As O’Connor and Terry talked about how they were able to step in for Cook and lead the offense to a 17-14 victory, the attention turned to the play of the offensive line.
As O’Connor was about to heap praise on the offensive line, Cook quietly uttered a phrase that hasn’t been heard much this season — “pound, Green, pound.