June 21, 2026

What's at stake in Michigan vs. Ohio State: The future of the Big Ten

Laken Litman College Football & Soccer Analyst It’s that greatly anticipated time of the season: No. 2 Ohio State hosting No. 3 Michigan on Saturday in The Game (Noon ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app), a contest that has the potential to alter the balance of power in the Big Ten. Both teams enter with 11-0 records, and there are berths in the Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff on the line.  The Buckeyes have been thinking about this moment for the last 365 days. Last year in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines were the aggressor, dominating their archrival 42-27, while bludgeoning them for 297 rushing yards and shutting down OSU’s run game (64 yards on 30 carries). It remains Ryan Day’s only loss to Michigan in his Ohio State tenure, so it’s been a focal point for the head coach and his players ever since. “We had…

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