A year ago, Gardner gashed the Buckeyes in the close call between the two teams, totaling 451 passing yards and five total touchdowns. "Against a team like this, you don't want to start off slow."īut while Gardner has struggled throughout his senior season, the Ohio State defense has seen firsthand what the Michigan signal-caller is capable of. "That's our goal, to get out and kill their will fast," Buckeyes linebacker Curtis Grant said. For an Ohio State defense still finding its way, there should be plenty of opportunities for the Buckeyes on Saturday against the turnover-prone Wolverine offense.
Having thrown 14 interceptions compared to just eight touchdowns, Wolverines quarterback Devin Gardner has shown a propensity for turning the ball over, which has led to obvious trouble for Michigan. Joey Bosa could play a key in disrupting Michigan's offensive flow. Radio: Ohio State Football Radio Network, Michigan Sports Network But until then, here's everything you need to know about the 110th meeting between Ohio State and Michigan: Will the Buckeyes do just that, or will Michigan hand Meyer his first loss as a head coach in The Game? We'll find out on Saturday. In what could very well be the final game of Brady Hoke's tenure as the Wolverines' head coach, his team will have the opportunity to send him off on a high note, while Ohio State is hoping to maintain the momentum that it's found during its now nine-game winning streak. The stakes are similar this year with the Buckeyes fighting for a playoff spot and 5-6 Michigan attempting to play the role of spoiler.
The records seemed to go out the window a year ago, when the 7-4 Wolverines came within a two-point conversion of ending their rivals' national championship hopes. And the most prepared team, most focused team will win this game." Regardless of records or anything, the most motivated, most prepared team will win this next game that's this rivalry. "We don't worry above and beyond this week," Meyer said following Ohio State's 42-27 Big Ten East-clinching win over Indiana last Saturday. "The Game," as it's called in Columbus and Ann Arbor, is arguably the greatest rivalry in all of college sports, one which Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer respects deeply. Carlos Osorio/Associated Pressĭespite having already clinched its spot in the Big Ten Championship Game, the Ohio State football team shouldn't have any trouble focusing on its final game of the regular season. The Ohio State-Michigan rivalry has always been a heated one.
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