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Mark Dantonio Presser Notes: Spartans Back from the Desert, Woody Hayes Zanesville History Lessons, and Malik McDowell's Status

Mark Dantonio, Tuesday afternoon in the midst of a nightmare season but coming off the first conference win of the year, met with reporters at Spartan Stadium ahead of the Ohio State showdown.

Dantonio looks forward to the challenge of facing No. 2 Ohio State at home. "They're loaded with athletes." J.T. Barrett and Curtis Samuel lead offensively. "Defensively, they go deep. We're not going to get into that."

Dantonio ruled defensive tackle Malik McDowell "out" before clarifying he didn't know why the team removed him from his latest depth chart. "He'll either start or he won't play.