East Lansing — Connor Cook was talking plenty about his shoulder Tuesday, a day after Ohio State’s players and coaches were talking about winning.
Cook had no news on his ailing right shoulder, only saying it feels fine. He was, instead, talking about that chip that never seems to leave for the Spartans. And in Columbus, the Buckeyes were facing their own helping of doubt — not from inside the program, but out.
“Same story, different week,” Cook said. “No one really gives us the kind of respect that we deserve, that we think we need.