Ohio State football | Buckeyes expect Michigan to rely on power-run game

Bill Rabinowitz The Columbus Dispatch @brdispatch Ohio State doesn’t know who Michigan’s quarterback will be. Doesn’t matter. Ohio State knows that the Wolverines’ offense has sputtered at times. Doesn’t matter. What does matter to the Buckeyes is their belief that Michigan’s offense will be at its best on Saturday in Ann Arbor. “Absolutely,” Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said. “That’s the history of this game. Both teams play their best.” The Buckeyes remember 2013. Michigan’s offense had totaled only 67 points in its previous four games, but the Wolverines lit up undefeated Ohio State for six touchdowns. The Buckeyes needed Tyvis Powell’s interception of a two-point conversion to escape with a 42-41 win. This week, on paper, the Buckeyes defense has the edge. Ohio State has been stout against the run this year, and its pass defense has steadily improved — the Iowa and Oklahoma games being the obvious and painful exceptions.…

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