Buy Photo Michigan State running back Gerald Holmes, left, and Michigan tight end Jake Butt(Photo: DFP photos)Buy Photo The college football regular season wraps up Saturday with big home games for both Michigan State and Michigan. The Spartans can clinch the Big Ten East title by beating Penn State (3:30 p.m., ESPN). Meanwhile, the Wolverines are favored for a rare win over archrival Ohio State (noon, ABC). And if MSU were to lose, the winner of that game will go to Indianapolis for the Big Ten championship game. We polled our experts about how the games will unfold: Michigan vs. Ohio State Mark Snyder Ohio State 24, Michigan 21: Two of the nation’s top eight defenses should keep the point totals down and turn this into a field position game in which one explosive play (are you listening, Jabrill Peppers and Braxton Miller?) could change everything. Recently, this rivalry has brought out the best in the Wolverines, who have played well the past four years, despite having only one win to show for it. The Buckeyes losing last week was the worst thing for U-M because now they’ll be zeroed in for this game, instead of thinking about the big picture. It may be a classic, but not one the Wolverines want to remember. This would be their 11th loss in the past 12 matchups. …
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