COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Ohio State beat Maryland and Michigan beat Illinois on Saturday, and neither of those results was assured. The Buckeyes were favored by 28 and secured their victory in the final minute, and the Wolverines were favored by 17 and trailed until the final 10 seconds. The No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the country, preparing for the greatest rivalry in college football, were tasked with dispatching mini versions of themselves. I don’t think either of Saturday’s results — Ohio State winning 43-30 and Michigan winning 19-17 — were teams looking ahead. I think they were teams staring in the mirror, and forced to deal with their own faults. As two of the four undefeated teams in major college football, the Buckeyes and Wolverines have fewer faults than most, but both teams are unusually lopsided offensively in opposite ways. Ohio State is all pass, Michigan all…
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