June 29, 2026

College football rankings: Ohio State's loss makes room for USC in top 4

RJ Young FOX Sports College Football Analyst The Michigan Wolverines walked into Ohio Stadium as underdogs by more than a touchdown. They were mostly without the services of star tailback and Heisman candidate Blake Corum. Their coordinators on both sides of the ball were new this season. And they were facing a Buckeyes team that vowed revenge after losing to the program they call That Team Up North last season. As if that wasn’t enough, the Wolverines trotted out underclassmen at quarterback and running back, respectively — J.J. McCarthy and Donovan Edwards — against an Ohio State defense that had been retooled with a new scheme and coordinator specifically to win this game. Despite all of this, the Wolverines still smacked OSU in the mouth, 45-23, for their first win in Columbus since 2000. It was the largest margin of victory in America’s most intense rivalry in games at the…

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