September 23, 2024

No. 2 Ohio State Defeats No. 3 Michigan in Overtime Thriller


COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the 113th game of one of college football’s most prominent rivalries, second-ranked Ohio State (11-1) beat third-ranked Michigan (10-2) in overtime today, 30-27, benefiting from three turnovers by Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight. Ohio State got a 23-yard field goal with a second left in regulation to send the game into overtime, then scored touchdowns in each of its two extra possessions. Photo Ohio State running back Mike Weber, center, after his touchdown in the third quarter. Credit Greg Bartram/USA Today Sports, via Reuters If Michigan State (3-8) beats No. 8 Penn State (9-2) this afternoon in State College, Pa., then Ohio State will play No. 5 Wisconsin (9-2) next Saturday in Indianapolis for the Big Ten title. A win there would, almost certainly, send the Buckeyes to their second national semifinal in the three years of the College Football Playoff. If Penn State wins, Ohio State…

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