It’s easy to get distracted by Ohio State’s astronomical scoring average, the primary method by which the Buckeyes embarrassed Michigan last year and the reputation Ryan Day carved out before he even became OSU’s head coach. All of that screams Michigan better buckle up in pass coverage Saturday when it plays host to No. 1 Ohio State, trying to avoid an eighth straight loss to its rival, if not another flat-out face-plant like last year’s 62-39 eyesore in Columbus. Oh, the Buckeyes have the quarterback capable of duplicating Haskins’ five TD passes in sophomore Justin Fields, who’s thrown 33 touchdown passes against only one interception. They certainly have the receiving corp to inflict such torment, with 12 players who’ve caught at last one touchdown pass this season. And Day hasn’t forgotten all those passing concepts he used to scheme a national-best 90 touchdown passes combined at OSU in 2017 and…
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