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Looking for an Unsung Hero? Got You Covered.

by John Porentas
Has the glow worn off yet? Somehow I doubt it. Saturday’s win over Michigan will leave Buckeye Nation smiling until the next time the Buckeyes fail to pick up a third and short, but we know that won’t be for a while, so the Buckeye State is still beaming. There are tons of back stories to The Game, from The Spot to Jim Harbaugh’s incredibly poor behavior in the postgame…
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Ten Things We Learned From Ohio State’s 30-27 Double-Overtime Win Over Michigan

by Tony Gerdeman
The thing about classics is that you can never do them the service that they deserve, so it’s best to just provide the words that can convey the message in a manner that doesn’t lean too far into screaming or blank disbelief. Standing on the field for the final five minutes and the two overtimes, it was impossible not to simply take in a 360-degree view every couple of minutes,…
J.T. Barrett on the field after Michigan-Ohio 2016.
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Video: From the Final Play Through Carmen Ohio – Panic, Chaos, Exultation

by Tony Gerdeman
COLUMBUS — Pandemonium. Bedlam. A madhouse. Ohio Stadium was all of these things following Curtis Samuel’s touchdown run to give the Buckeyes a 30-27 win over Michigan in double overtime. Experience all of it in the video below. From Samuel’s game winner, to J.T. Barrett seeking out Samuel, to the pure joy of fans everywhere you look, to Carmen Ohio, to Urban Meyer and his son finding each other amid…
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Luke Fickell Wanted This One for His Guys Because He Knows the Pain a Loss Brings

by Tony Gerdeman
Luke Fickell knows what it feels like to lose to Michigan. He knows what it feels like to have Michigan take away his title hopes in heartbreaking manner. He knows what it’s like trying to get over something that has taken up permanent residence in his gut. And that’s why he was so happy that his players can go another year without having to experience that kind of pain. Fickell…
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Notes on an Instant Classic in The Rivalry

by John Porentas
COLUMBUS — Ohio State defeated Michigan in two overtimes by a final of 30-27 on Saturday in what is sure to be a long-remembered game in the storied rivalry between OSU and Michigan. Curtis Samuel scored the winning points on a 15-yard touchdown run.  The OSU win left Urban Meyer undefeated in The Rivalry and Jim Harbaugh winless in The Rivalry. You most likely saw the game, so there isn’t a whole…
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Two-Minute Drill: Postgame Updates from Ohio State’s 30-27 Double-Overtime Win Over Michigan

by Tony Gerdeman
COLUMBUS — Players and coaches spoke with the media following the Ohio State’s 30-27 double-overtime win over Michigan. Most of them were in very good moods, except for the visitor’s side. Urban Meyer Updates + Meyer received a call from his wife Shelley before he began speaking. He said she told him to bring home a gallon of milk. + On the fourth down attempts, Meyer said that Florida AD…
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Staff Picks: Michigan at Ohio State

by Tony Gerdeman
It’s the most important Staff Picks of the year. This is the one staff pick that you get remembered for. When your staff picks days are done, people will always ask you, “What was your record picking the Michigan game?” You never want to be on the wrong end of this pick. I was on the wrong end in 2005 and I still hear about it from people who are…