OK, so it’s not Bo vs. Woody, but it’s still a pretty intriguing matchup: The first meeting between Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and Ohio State’s Urban Meyer. And the winner won’t know if it’s playing for the Big Ten title until later Saturday. The Wolverines and the Buckeyes need a victory and a Michigan State loss at Penn State to earn a spot in the conference title game. Rutgers’ Quentin Gause thriving despite personal challenges Of course, both Michigan and Ohio State lost to Michigan State on the last play: The Buckeyes fell on a last-second field goal, and the Wolverines incredibly botched a punt snap that was scooped up and returned for a TD. Although each team might be playing only for pride, the eighth-ranked Buckeyes (10-1, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 8 CFP) and 12th-ranked Wolverines (9-2, 6-1, No. 10 CFP) insist they are going to play as if a spot in the conference championship is in play. “It could be at stake, so why not prepare for it?” Michigan linebacker Joe Bolden said. Ohio State has won three straight and 10 of 11 in the series, its most dominant stretch since winning 11 of 15 from 1954-1968 — that span led Michigan to hire Woody Hayes’ pupil Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines appear to be set up to make the series competitive again. “It’s back to the way it used to be, two of the top teams in college football going at it,” Harbaugh said. …
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