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How Michigan State football is planning to challenge C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

EAST LANSING — Michigan State football's defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton pointed out the obvious about Ohio State’s offense.

“They're very efficient in the pass game, you can say, right?” Hazelton said Tuesday.

Quite an understatement.

The No. 8 Spartans’ struggling pass defense will have plenty of weapons to try and contain as they travel to Columbus, Ohio, to face the No. 4 Buckeyes and quarterback C.J. Stroud on Saturday. Kickoff is at noon on ABC from Ohio Stadium.

Behind Stroud’s Big Ten-leading 337.3 yards per game, which ranks sixth in the Football Bowl Subdivision, OSU leads the nation with 550.