12 the Hard Way
One of the things that I love about the Michigan game is that it has it's own inertia that other rivalry games typically don't; even when Michigan is bad, it still means something because the...
View ArticleRecruiting: Foundation for The Game
On November 28th, 2011 a new rivalry within the rivalry was born. A coaching rivalry that many hoped would approach a Woody-Bo level. Since Bo Schembechler retired in fact, the coaching battles have...
View ArticleRed Hot Buckeyes Ground Ospreys
Looking like a more focused team than what we saw on Monday in a sluggish win over Wyoming, Ohio State unleashed an early 19-0 blitzkrieg and coasted to an 99-64 win over North Florida tonight in the...
View ArticleBuckeyes Fall to Michigan in OT, But Big Ten Hockey Creates Excitement
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – There will be no more questions about the CCHA. For years Ohio State players were asked why they didn’t compete in the Big Ten. Now the Buckeyes have the same home as nearly every...
View ArticleThe Dubgate Waits
“I love football. I think it is the most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose.” — Wayne Woodrow Hayes© 2013 Eleven Warriors.
View ArticleScheme Talk: What Should Ohio State Expect from Michigan?
We're mere hours away from kickoff of the 110th edition of The Game. As a warmup, I sat down with Ace Anbender of MGoBlog to talk scheme, strategy and what to expect out of the Michigan Wolverines...
View ArticleOhio State Football: 110th Edition of The Game Live Blog
Kickoff TELEVISION RADIO WEATHER FAVORITE PREVIEW NOON ABC (WatchESPN)AffiliatesFootball-ish OSU (-16)No. 3 Ohio State at Michigan [Bucknotes]<a...
View ArticleBuckeyes Hold the Line, Get No. 24 in a Classic
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Woody Hayes made the two-point conversion famous in 1961 when he poured it on Michigan, uttering the phrase, “Because I couldn’t go for three,” as his reason for running up the...
View ArticleDown Goes Bama! Down Goes Bama!
Leaning on a 109 yard field goal return for a touchdown as time expired, Auburn took blow after blow from the reigning national champs and escaped with a 34-28 stunner. With Alabama's kicking game in...
View ArticleMichigan Notebook: Buckeyes Knew What Was Coming on Final Play
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – As Ohio State fans shook with nervous energy, a calm came over the sideline. All week, the third-ranked Buckeyes had prepared for Michigan’s two-point conversion plays and, now, with...
View ArticleThe 110th Edition of the Game in GIFs
It was a lot closer than most Ohio State fans anticipated, but the Buckeyes emerged from Ann Arbor with a 42-41 win to give the program its 24th win in a row.Here are the GIFs that tell the story of...
View ArticleQuotebook: Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In the latest installment of The Game, Ohio State and Michigan not only added another chapter, the two century-old rivals played perhaps their best game. The back-and-forth affair...
View ArticleDebriefing: Michigan
The road to the Buckeyes’ second consecutive undefeated regular season ran through Ann Arbor, Michigan — a place that derailed so many promising Ohio State bids over the years, particularly in the...
View ArticleBeyond the Hashes: Michigan
Well that was just like the statistics predicted, right? So the two images we definitely expected to see on our TV screens during The Game did happen: we saw Devin Gardner flat on his back, and we saw...
View ArticleFive Things: Michigan
Yeah, The Game shaved a couple years off our lives but it was well worth it as Tyvis Powell broke up a Michigan two-point conversion attempt to preserve a 42-41 win that will move Ohio State to the No....
View ArticleMeyer, Buckeyes Look Toward Michigan State, Not BCS
Now Ohio State can turn its attention to Michigan State – that other team up north. Last week, Urban Meyer continually dodged questions about the Spartans during Michigan Week. He didn’t take a win for...
View ArticleDantonio Praises Ohio State, but Has Plenty of Confidence in His Own Team
Saturday's Big Ten Championship game pitting No. 2 Ohio State against No. 9 Michigan State is the first time two top-10 ranked teams will meet in the game as well as the only time the game will feature...
View ArticleFootball Recruiting: Recruits React to The Game
It's kind of weird, isn't it? Ohio State finished off their second straight undefeated season with a hard-fought, close win against a tougher than expected Michigan team, yet we're still a week away...
View ArticleOhio State Second in BCS, Good Position Entering Big Ten Title Game
RK Team BCS 1 Florida State .995 2 Ohio State .950 3 Auburn .923 4 Alabama .854 5 Missouri .843 6 Oklahoma State .763 7 Stanford .707 8 South Carolina .704 9 Baylor .662 10 Michigan State .653Ohio...
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