Ohio State has a lot on the line when it meets Michigan on Saturday. A win in the rivalry game puts the Buckeyes in the Big Ten championship game and in position to reach the College Football Playoff. It will also present quarterback C.J. Stroud with a big stage to make a closing case for the Heisman Trophy, adding to all the high stakes of this weekend’s matchup of unbeatens. Stroud, who directs the highest-scoring offense in the nation, has remained the favorite for college football’s most prestigious individual award over a pool of candidates who have come and gone this fall. Ohio State football roster:After years of struggles, ‘Farmer Gronk’ Cade Stover becomes a star at tight end Ohio State vs Michigan:Number of Ohio players in Ohio State vs Michigan football game are dwindling “He’s almost weathered every challenger,” said Cory McCartney, the author of The Heisman Trophy: The…
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