COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Being a favorite doesn’t mean much whenever Ohio State and Michigan meet.
The history of this heated rivalry is littered with upsets and surprises.
No. 17 Michigan (9-2, 5-2) enters Saturday’s game with hopes of sharing the Big Ten’s Legends Division title and grabbing a spot in a major bowl game. Ohio State (6-4, 3-4) has suffered through a difficult season shadowed by ominous NCAA sanctions, the loss of a 10-year head coach for breaking rules, injuries and more losses than any Buckeyes team in a decade.
In other words, don’t count out the Buckeyes, who are seven-point underdogs.
The unexpected has happened repeatedly in the 107-game series, from Bo and Tshimanga to Earle and Chic.
