Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines Start Time, College Football

Teams like USC pop up as well. Since Woody Hayes was hired at Ohio State in 1951, Ohio State is 35-27-2 against MI. There was once a time when the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry was the de facto Big Ten Championship Game. The last time the game was played in Michigan Stadium in 2013, it turned out to be a fight that highlighted the afternoon. In the process, Ohio State went three years undefeated in conference play, including a national championship in 2014. The run blocking in particular was superb against Ohio State, enabling the Spartans to rush for 203 yards. And they will definitely be without top receiver Josh Doctson who broke the school’s receptions record with 79 catches for 1,327 yards and 14 touchdowns this year before going out with a wrist injury. Last week, however, the sky came tumbling down in Columbus. Big names such as Connor Cook, Jack Allen and Shilique Calhoun will take the walk out of the tunnel at Spartan Stadium for the last time. Penn State is averaging four sacks a game, which is tied for the best mark in the country. Suddenly Rudock, who was largely expected to be a game manager for the Wolverines in 2015, has turned into what U-M coach Jim Harbaugh called a “godsend” on Monday. Running back Ezekiel Elliott and run blocking were the two constants for Ohio State until he was held to 33 yards on 12 carries by Michigan State…

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