The Buckeyes seek revenge in a battle of top-three teams as No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan put their 11-0 records on the line and play for the Big Ten East title.
Previously: Ohio State Offense After getting mauled by the Michigan offense last season to the tune of 487 total yards and 297 rushing yards, the Ohio State defense has a lot to prove tomorrow. Ryan Day went out in the offseason and hired Jim Knowles from Oklahoma State to be the new defensive coordinator, amid a litany of staff shakeups to engineer a turnaround. So far the results have been good, as the Buckeyes have stitched together a stellar season thus far on defense, ranking 10th in SP+ defensive's metrics. However, none of that will matter until the Buckeyes do enough on defense in the Shoe to get a win over Michigan, and that's why this defensive unit merits a closer look. The Film: The caliber of offensive play in the B1G this season can best be described as "wretched". by my estimation there are around five offenses that I would term above average for college football writ large: Michigan/Ohio State, Purdue, PSU, and Maryland. OSU can't play the
Ryan Day called the blocked extra point “a mistake that we can't let happen,” Noah Ruggles goes 3-for-3 on field goals and Ohio State commits a season-high 11 penalties.