![]() ![]() But a 60-yard Cameron Johnston punt pinned Michigan at its 6 with 4:10 left, and Michigan’s Wilton Speight gifted the Buckeyes seven points by throwing a pick to OSU’s Malik Hooker, who raced 16 yards for a Buckeye touchdown. The Buckeyes gained just 21 yards on their next four drives and fell behind 3-0. They made most of the game’s best plays (in regulation) but made most of the worst, too.Īfter driving 72 yards on its opening possession, Ohio State’s offense fell stagnant. ![]() Jim Harbaugh’s Wolverines had their hands on the controls for much of the game, but that isn’t automatically a good thing. Here are the 10 most awesome things about Ohio State 30, Michigan 27. They played the game of the year, one complete with plot twists, controversy, and all the nervy instability that makes college sports so uniquely awesome.īefore we dive fully into Championship Week, let’s let this one linger a bit longer. And yet, after a week of promotion set the bar unbelievably high, the Buckeyes and Wolverines cleared it. The sport brought its A game with last-second finishes (Georgia Tech 28, Georgia 27), upsets (Kentucky over Louisville, NC State over UNC, Memphis over Houston), comebacks (Missouri 28, Arkansas 24), and exits (Texas’ Charlie Strong, probably Oregon’s Mark Helfrich, and others).ĮSPN’s College GameDay gave Ohio State-Michigan a five-hour run-up before its noon kickoff, an almost unprecedented feat of preview bloat. Will this change in 2023? Its past time.įor more Irish news & notes follow John on Twitter, Always Irish on Youtube and or your preferred audio podcast provider.įor the best local Indianapolis news, sports, entertainment and culture coverage, subscribe to The Indianapolis Star.If college football’s rivalry week is ever a one-game weekend, the sport didn’t do its job. From memories of John Cooper to Jalyon Smith’s ACL injury, Notre Dame fans do not have fond recollections of this matchup. Since then, OSU has emerged victorious 4 times at Notre Dame’s expense.Ĭan 2023 be the year Notre Dame gets back on the winning side of this quasi rivalry? Irish fans hope so. Believe it or not, the Irish’s last victory over the buckeyes came in 1936. This cannot be said for the Ohio State matchups. Generally speaking, the further back you go in history the better the record gets for Notre Dame. ![]() Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports Columbus, Ohio, USA Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Tyler Buchner (12) dives forward as he is tackled by Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Tommy Eichenberg (35) during the first quarter at Ohio Stadium. Which team will use this game as a springboard to a possible CFP run and which team will be asking itself some tough questions before September even ends? Being such, assuming the Irish take care of business leading up to this game, the OSU result will dictate the trajectory of both teams moving into the meat of their schedules. The reality is that the Ohio State game is the first of the Marque 3 for Notre Dame. Can Notre Dame win 2/3 or even sweep these matchups? We shall see. ![]() The Irish went 1/3 in these matchups last year with the one win coming over Clemson. Notre Dame has 3 marquee games on the schedule this year. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-USA TODAY Sports Columbus, Ohio, USA Ohio State Buckeyes tight end Cade Stover (8) tries to elude tackle by Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Chase Dixon (26) and cornerback Benjamin Morrison (20) during the NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium. ![]()
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