July 3, 2026

Why a matchup between Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo and Ohio State’s tackles will decide how competitive The Game is


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo are Michigan’s best chance of making Saturday’s Ohio State vs. Michigan football game competitive. The Wolverines’ defensive ends have a combined 77 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, six pass breakups and seven forced fumbles. They’re game-changers like in a way the Buckeyes haven’t seen this season, mainly because there are two of them. But that doesn’t mean they haven’t spent the last 11 weeks getting prepared to face them. “They’re talented. They’re fast, they’re athletic, they’re strong,” offensive tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere said. “They’re everything you’d imagine a great defensive end to be. They’re a great challenge for us this week. It’s a great opportunity. “We’ve had a really good stretch of games here in November, and October as well, where we’ve had some amazing pass-rushers to go up against as a team and amazing defenses that we’ve had to go…

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