Harbaugh clearly had his team ready to beat the Buckeyes. Hassan Haskins had five touchdowns. AP Harbaugh also seemed to out coach Ryan Day, who had not lost a Big Ten game, by sprinkling in some surprise plays such as a slot-around with A. Getty Images C. Share This Article. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Haskins had yards rushing on 28 carries, scoring a go-ahead touchdown late in the second half and four more after halftime to pad Michigan's lead.
Blake Corum returned from a two-plus game absence to run six times for 87 yards, helping the Wolverines gain a total of yards on a ground against a rival that has pushed them around for much of this century.
Harbaugh also seemed to out coach Day, who had not lost a Big Ten game until Saturday, by sprinkling in some surprise plays such as a slot-around with A. Henning running for a yard TD to cap the game-opening play, yard drive and calling a flea flicker later in the game that fooled Ohio State. Ohio State's high-powered offense seemed rattled against Michigan's new-look defense with first-year coordinator Mike Macdonald making all the right moves.
Hutchinson, who set a single-season school record with 13 sacks, was in the backfield all day. Stroud was 34 of 49 for with two touchdowns, including a yard pass to Garrett Wilson that gave the Buckeyes a lead early in the second quarter. The Buckeyes turned it over on downs on their last possession, failing to protect Stroud. He was sacked four times, doubling the total from any other game this season.
The Wolverines and Buckeyes were pushing, shoving and talking in the tunnel at halftime. The emotions spilled out onto the field many times. As Michigan receiver Roman Wilson lay in the end zone, he grabbed the left leg of cornerback Cameron Brown, who responded by ripping Wilson's helmet off and getting called for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Ohio State also had won 21 games in a row over ranked Big Ten teams. Michigan: The Wolverines will have to come down quickly and focus on the Big Ten title game. Win that and a spot in the College Football Playoff is practically a lock.
Michigan: Plays Iowa in Indianapolis next Saturday. The Wolverines did not play the Hawkeyes in the regular season. Make an acrobatic yard grab and simply fall into the end zone. That capped a four-play, yard drive for the Buckeyes. Freakishly good catch for The Freak. Dawand Jones has two false start penalties. After the second, quarterback C. Stroud came up to Jones and gave him an encouraging tap on the helmet.
Stroud has been sacked once, and Michigan has two quarterback hurries. Pass knocked down on third down. OSU has to punt. Michigan is winning the battle in the trenches so far. The Wolverines have converted their first four opportunities on third down, and the farthest they had to go to convert on any of those was two yards.
As the first quarter comes to an end, and Michigan will finally face a third down of some distance. They will start the second with a third down play with 7 yards to gain. After advancing the ball to the Michigan 3-yard line, a false start penalty and a later Aidan Hutchinson sack of C. Stroud pushed the Buckeyes back, forcing Ohio State to settle for a yard Noah Ruggles' field goal. Michigan's ensuing kickoff pinned Ohio State deep — on their 4-yard line. And the Buckeyes gained only one yard on a C.
Stroud run during their opening drive. After trailing at halftime, Michigan scored 10 points in just under four minutes to make it a game. The Buckeyes responded 37 seconds later with a yard touchdown run by Antonio Pittman. Both teams would again engineer scoring drives before a yard touchdown pass from Henne to Tyler Ecker brought the Wolverines to within five. A successful two-point conversion meant that it was now a one-possession game, Michigan attempted an onside kick with remaining, but Ginn.
All great rivalries have their fair share of characters. Ohio State vs. Michigan is no exception. Former Buckeyes assistant Bo Schembechler was hired as Michigan's head football coach in He played under Hayes at Miami OH , and was on his staff in Columbus for two separate stints: and from So it was teacher versus pupil when Hayes' top-ranked Buckeyes visited Schembechler's Wolverines on Nov. Ohio State boasted a game winning streak heading into the annual showdown against Michigan.
They hadn't lost in over two years, and held the No. A one-yard touchdown run by Jim Otis gave the Buckeyes an early lead at the mark of the first quarter.
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