Final: Ohio State 30, Michigan 27, 2OT

Michigan’s defense was the game’s dominant force for the first 16 minutes of the game.

Until Ohio State’s defense made the biggest play. And you have to wonder if the phone call Urban Meyer got from his wife during his postgame news conference, and his “bring a gallon of milk home on the way home” comment was not just a little bit of a shot at the whole-milk loving MI coach.

A series of unexpected stars aligned just right to extend this year’s Penn State football season. With the win, Penn State (10-2, 8-1 Big Ten, No. 7 CFP) edged No. 2 Ohio State for the East title, setting up a conference championship game against West victor Wisconsin next week in Indianapolis.

Barrett scored on a quarterback draw and Ohio State’s first possession of OT to give the Buckeyes the lead, but MI tied it on a 5-yard touchdown pass on fourth down from Wilton Speight to Amara Darboh.

“It’s nearly like pick your poison”, McSorley said. “He’s going to do what he does”. “Curtis scored going to the left”.

Barkley had 12 carries for 14 yards and a touchdown in the game.

A field goal gave the Spartans a 12-10 lead with 10 seconds to play before intermission. As a result, the Lions trailed by just 12-10 at halftime and then PSU’s second-half magic act continued as offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead and quarterback Trace McSorley deemed MSU vulnerable to the pass.

“I don’t know”, he said. The first-down call stood on video review. It was his first miss of the season other than the one that was blocked and returned for the decisive touchdown by Penn State.

Ohio State trailed 17-7 midway through the third quarter and was lucky to be that close, given how little its offense had produced.

“I definitely believe that”, said quarterback Wilton Speight. But the Gophers merely punted away, and the Badgers marched 87 yards in three plays, Jazz Peavy rushing 71 yards on a jet sweep to put Wisconsin at the five-yard line and Clement hitting paydirt for a go-ahead touchdown, making it 24-17. I am supposed to complete passes and he’s supposed to kick field goals and they’re supposed to go in. What if Wisconsin wins? “It’s the best (season) we’ve had in a while, and we played through adversity and a bad reputation for a long time, and proved ourselves this season”. Not because they have anything against Penn State, but because it would make their lives a lot simpler moving forward.

MI and Ohio State feature Nike gear exclusively and have been used by the company to advertise its wares. We should remember that Meyer actually went for it; who does that in that situation? He was helped up by members of the staff and, well, he really doesn’t know who. He had a towel over his head while he sat on the training table. The field goal sent the game to overtime.

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes were able to hold off the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines in double overtime of the 2016 installment of The Game.

Those plays are more or less identical. Another freshman, tackle Davon Hamilton, recovered a fumbled snap by Speight at the OSU 2 to snuff out a threat in the third quarter. The Wolverines are 10-2 with a total margin of defeat in the losses of four points – both on the road, both on the final play.

After his television interview, he enveloped athletic director Sandy Barbour, university president Eric Barron, and Barron’s wife, Molly, in a hug. Franklin’s team recovered and hasn’t lost since that afternoon in Ann Arbor.