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Wolverines outlas Buckeyes for third win in a row against rivals

Michigan running back Blake Corum ran for 88 yards and scored two touchdowns on his 23rd birthday, J.J. McCarthy added a touchdown pass and the Wolverines beat Ohio State for the third consecutive season, holding on for a 30-24 win.

The win moved the Wolverines to the Big Ten Championship, where they will face Iowa next Saturday night.

Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., scored on a 14-yard touchdown pass with 8:05 left, cutting the Buckeyes’ deficit to three. Michigan drained the clock on its next possession, taking almost seven minutes to tack on a 37-yard field goal.

Ohio State got the ball back with one minute left and no timeouts left. Harrison had a 22-yard catch and Julian Fleming caught a pass for 21 yards at the Michigan 39. But quarterback Kyle McCord was pressured and intercepted on the next play with 25 seconds left.

McCarthy threw for 148 yards and hit Roman Wilson on a 22-yard score in the second quarter to extend Michigan’s lead to 14-3. But Ohio State answered on a 3-yard TD catch by Emeka Egbuka, and tied the score in the third quarter with a TreVeyon Henderson 3-yard scoring plunge.

Henderson finished with 60 yards on 19 carries. Harrison had five catches for 118 yards, while McCord was 18 for 30 for 271 yards, two touchdowns and two picks.

Michigan and Ohio State players got into a shoving match in the 2022 game.
Michigan interception seals victory against Ohio State
After Ohio State moved the ball 43 yards on back-to-back passes to Marvin Harrison Jr., and Julian Fleming, quarterback Kyle McCord threw his second interception of the game, a diving catch by Rod Moore, that clinched Michigan’s third consecutive win against its rival. – Casey Moore

Michigan field goal: Michigan 30, Ohio State 24
One minute of game play separates the Wolverines from their third consecutive victory against the Buckeyes.

James Turner’s 37-yard field goal gave Michigan a six-point lead with 1:05 on the clock. Ohio State gets the ball back with no timeouts remaining. – Casey Moore

Marvin Harrison Jr. touchdown: Michigan 27, Ohio State 24
This one’s not over yet.

Ohio State got back within three points at 27-24 after Kyle McCord found Marvin Harrison, Jr. over the middle and Harrison took it in untouched for a 14-yard touchdown catch. – Scooby Axson

What song do Michigan fans sing?
Michigan has been known to play “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers at the end of the third quarter ever since 2017. The jolt it gives to the Michigan Stadium crowd is well documented.

Kurt Wisenbaugh, the director of game presentation for the Michigan athletic department at the time, told Michigan Live: “The purpose wasn’t necessary to hype them up. We obviously have moments, specifically on defense, when we want to get them hype and get them loud, but we also want to create moments of fun and unity. Most people enjoy sing-along songs so we wanted to try some different ones.” – Casey Moore

Michigan field goal: Michigan 27, Ohio State 17
Michigan extended their lead to 27-17 after a 38-yard field goal by James Turner, which capped off a 44-yard drive following an Ohio State three and out.

This is the first time this season Ohio State has allowed more than 17 points.

The drive was aided by a trick play when Donovan Edwards took a pitch, ran to his right and hit Colston Loveland for a 34-yard strike. – Scooby Axson

Michigan 24, Ohio State 17: End of third quarter
The Wolverines head into the final 15 minutes with all the momentum.

Michigan will start the fourth quarter at about midfield with an opportunity to drive a dagger into Ohio State, which they held to a three and out immediately after taking the lead back. – Casey Moore

Blake Corum touchdown: Michigan 24, Ohio State 17
The play after Zinter’s injury, Blake Corum ran to the left and scored on a 22-yard touchdown run to give the lead back to the Wolverines. It was Corum’s second rushing score of the day. – Scooby Axson

Why Michigan-Ohio State game is delayed: Zak Zinter injury
Michigan offensive guard Zak Zinter, a preseason All-America selection, was carted off the field after a serious leg injury during the Michigan’s possession after Ohio State’s touchdown.

Zinter is the rock of the Michigan offensive line, having made 41 starts during his career. – Scooby Axson

TreVeyon Henderson touchdown: Ohio State 17, Michigan 17
The Buckeyes went old-school power football to get the equalizer against Michigan.

Ohio State ran the ball eight consecutive times during a 12-play, 75-yard drive. TreVeyon Henderson capped the drive with a 3-yard plunge, and the extra point by Jayden Fielding locked up the game at 17.

Ohio State has scored on three of its last four possessions. – Scooby Axson

Michigan field goal: Michigan 17, Ohio State 10
The Wolverines took the opening possession of the second half and converted it into three points on a 50-yard field goal from James Turner.

Michigan used a Colston Loveland 21-yard catch and an Alex Orji 20-yard run on consecutive plays to get into field goal range. – Scooby Axson

TreVeyon Henderson injury
Ohio State junior running back TreVeyon Henderson was hobbled during the first half, missing the majority of one of the Buckeyes’ drives while getting his ankle taped.

Henderson missed three games in 2023 and missed four games in 2022 with a broken bone and torn ligaments in his left foot. – Casey Moore

Marvin Harrison Jr. stats
Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State’s dynamic junior wide receiver, has just two catches for 68 yards, including a 44-yard reception just before halftime.

Harrison, the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Marvin Harrison, came into the game 1,093 yards on 62 catches and 14 touchdowns, including one rushing. He’s considered a top-10 prospect for next year’s NFL draft. – Casey Moore

Michigan-Ohio State halftime score
Michigan leads 14-10.

Ohio State missed a 52-yard field goal by Jayden Fielding, trying to cut further into Michigan’s lead, as time expired in the first half.

Michigan will get the ball to start the second half.

The miss wasted a 64-yard, seven-play drive that included a spectacular 46-yard catch by Marvin Harrison, Jr.

Kyle McCord went 12 for 19 for 156 yards, with one touchdown and one interception in the first half, while Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy had 85 yards passing with a 22-yard touchdown throw to Roman Wilson.

Neither team has run the ball effectively. Ohio State is averaging 3.1 yards per rush and Michigan has 34 yards on 18 attempts, a 1.9 per carry average. – Scooby Axson

Ohio State defense stops Michigan
The Buckeyes forced the Wolverines to punt for the first time since their second possession. Junior Jack Sawyer earned a big-time sack against J.J. McCarthy on third-and-5 from the Ohio State 46.

Michigan punter Tommy Doman had another amazing punt, downed at the Buckeyes’ 2. – Casey Moore

Emeka Egbuka touchdown: Michigan 14, Ohio State 10
The Buckeyes struck right back after the Wolverines’ touchdown with a Kyle McCord 3-yard touchdown pass to Emeka Egbuka.

That capped off a seven-play, 73-yard drive during which McCord completed all four of his passes for 48 yards. – Scooby Axson

J.J. McCarthy stats
Michigan’s junior quarterback J.J. McCarthy is 6 for 9 for 61 yards and a touchdown so far against Ohio State. McCarthy was 5 for 7 passing for 61 yards on the Wolverines’ second scoring drive.

McCarthy came into the game with 2,335 passing yards and 18 touchdowns with four interceptions. He’s completed 73.8% of his passes. – Casey Moore

Roman Wilson touchdown: Michigan 14, Ohio State 3
Michigan used a 14-play, 75-yard drive to extend its lead over Ohio State after J.J. McCarthy hit Roman Wilson on a 22-yard touchdown pass.

The play was reviewed to confirm that Wilson had control of the ball all the way through the end of the play.

Michigan converted two fourth downs and McCarthy went 5 for 7 passing for 61 yards on the scoring drive, which took 6:51 off the clock. – Scooby Axson

Michigan on fourth down
The Wolverines have made good on three fourth-down conversions and its not even halftime yet.

Michigan has been successful on two fourth-down tries during its current drive, a fourth-and-1 from the Ohio State 39-yard-line and another fourth-and-1 from the Buckeyes’ 22.

The first one came during the first quarter on Blake Corum’s 1-yard touchdown run. – Casey Moore

Michigan 7, Ohio State 3: End of first quarter
One down, three to go.

Michigan has driven into Ohio State territory as the first quarter has come to an end. The key play on the drive has been J.J. McCarthy connecting with tight end Colston Loveland on a 16-yard pass across the middle. – Casey Moore

Kyle McCord stats
Ohio State’s junior quarterback Kyle McCord has completed 4 of 10 passes for 47 yards and an interception during the first quarter against Michigan.

McCord has completed 66.4% of his passes coming into the game, totaling 2,899 yards, 22 touchdowns and four interceptions. – Casey Moore

Ohio State field goal: Michigan 7, Ohio State 3
Ohio State got on the scoreboard after giving Michigan a short field via an interception on its last drive.

The Buckeyes drove 51 yards on nine plays and settled for a 43-yard field goal by Jayden Fielding. The drive was aided by a 15-yard hands to the face personal foul by Michigan. – Scooby Axson

Blake Corum touchdown: Michigan 7, Ohio State 0
Michigan called Blake Corum’s number four times, the last carry resulting in a 1-yard touchdown run on fourth down to give the Wolverines the 7-0 lead with 5:36 left in the first quarter. – 5

Michigan interception of Ohio State’s Kyle McCord
After a booming 71-yard punt by Michigan’s Tommy Doman, Ohio State started at its own 20. On the first play from scrimmage, though, Buckeyes QB Kyle McCord was intercepted by sophomore Will Johnson, who returned it to the Ohio State 7.