Spartans’ Bachie gets PED ban
Michigan State linebacker Joe Bachie was declared ineligible Thursday by the Big Ten after testing positive for a banned supplement.
The school said it will appeal. Bachie, a senior with 36 tackles and with 31⁄2 sacks, made the second team on the AP’s list of midseason All-Americans.
Michigan State’s announcement didn’t identify the supplement Bachie tested positive for, saying only that it “is classified as a performance-enhancing substance banned by the league.”
“All my career I’ve done my very best to represent Michigan State in a positive manner on and off the field,” Bachie said in a statement. “I plan to appeal, but to all of those affected, from my coaches to my teammates and to the fans, I apologize for putting them through this situation. I will always be a Spartan.”
Michigan State has an open date this week. The Spartans host Illinois on Nov. 9.
The news about Bachie is another blow during a dismal stretch for Michigan State. The Spartans have lost three straight games by a combined score of 100-17 to Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State.
The defense has still been a bright spot at times, with Bachie a big part of that. He led the team in tackles as a sophomore and a junior, and this is his second season as a captain.
Baylor wins, App St. falls: Charlie Brewer threw for 277 yards and two TDs and John Mayers kicked a go-ahead 36yard field goal to help No. 12 Baylor win its 10th game in a row, 17-14 over visiting West Virginia.
The Bears (8-0, 5-0 Big 12), who two seasons ago won only one game, are the league’s only undefeated team — and one of eight remaining in FBS.
West Virginia (3-5, 1-4) kept it close thanks to eight QB sacks.
Wesley Kennedy ran for 145 yards and two TDs and Georgia Southern upset No. 20 Appalachian State for the second straight season 24-21.
The visiting Eagles (5-3, 3-1 Sun Belt) ran for 335 yards and held the country’s ninth-highest scoring offense in check most of the night.
Georgia Southern ended Appalachian State’s 13-game winning streak, handing the Mountaineers (7-1, 4-1) their first loss since the Eagles knocked off them out of the Top 25 more than a year ago.
Buckeyes land Harrison Jr.: Marvin Harrison Jr., the son of Hall of Fame Colts receiver Marvin Harrison, committed to Ohio State.
Harrison Jr., a 6-foot-4, 174pound receiver out of St. Joseph’s Prep School in Philadelphia, is ranked No. 87 overall in the ESPN 300 Class of 2021. His father played at Syracuse.
Extra points: Florida State and Alabama will play a homeand-home series in the 2025 and 2026 seasons. The Seminoles will host Alabama on Aug. 30, 2025 in their first meeting in Tallahassee. The Crimson Tide hosts the second game on Sept. 19, 2026. The two teams last met in 2017, playing the first college game in Atlanta’s MercedesBenz Stadium . ... NCAA coordinator of football officials Rogers Redding will retire after this season after holding the position since 2011.