Ohio State has every edge over Michigan — and everything to lose

Perhaps don’t be surprised, then, if Ohio State keeps its foot on Michigan’s throat if it gets off to a fast start.

“You look at where we were past year, and its confounding, ” Dantonio said at his weekly press conference Tuesday. But he and his proud program must upset Ohio State to show significant signs of progress this season. I just remember at the end of the game I took a second and thought, ‘Wow.

The game was notable for having a combined 45 punts, many of which came on third down.

The top four teams in final ranking of the committee on December 3 will play in the College Football Playoff.

There is also the chance that MI defensive back Jabrill Peppers, who has played nine positions in one game as a promotion for his Heisman Trophy candidacy, might dash around the field like a genie with a poorly corked bottle. “It doesn’t need to be said”. Obviously, I’m a Badger fan and will pick Wisconsin to win out, and the victor of the Big Game will get the last spot. The Spartans clinched the 2015 East Division title with a 39-point win over Penn State. The Huskies (10-1, 7-1), have won their last seven games against the Cougars (8-3, 7-1). Ohio State and MI play each other in Columbus, Ohio this Saturday. Ohio State has won four straight and 11 of the last 12 in the series.

After starting off 6-0, the Buckeyes fell to then-unranked Penn State 24-21 at Beaver Stadium.

That’s a matchup that makes the game even more intriguing, if that’s possible. He went 7-16 for 59 yards and rushed the ball six times for 19 but all that matters is that MI won.

“I know we lost, but personally I played to a higher level”. But the Crimson Tide needs to win its next two games and stay the No. 1 seed in order to play its CFP semifinal in Atlanta.

But this much is clear: If a few things fall into place in the next two weeks, the selection committee is going to have to make some tough – and controversial – decisions.

“We want to finish with a ‘W, ‘” he said. Last season, he was first-team All-Big Ten and a second-team All-American. This game means everything to the players.

However, the only CFP rankings that matter are the ones that will be released December 4, after all the conference championship games are played. Right behind them at 23 is the Washington State Cougars who only dropped 1 spot after losing to Colorado and Stanford held firm at 24th. Both teams have a record of 10-1 on the season, and sit in the top four in the CFP rankings.

Q: How does the committee quantify the difference between Ohio State and Penn State? In Ohio State, coach Woody Hayes has already covered Michigan’s name with “The Team Up North” moniker just so he and his players will not be able to see their rival’s name.

The weather could play a factor this weekend, the forecast calling for temperatures in the mid-40s with a slight chance of precipitation in Columbus. Hes rushed for over 100 yards in four of the last five games. Both defenses are dominant and the two offenses are balanced.

Still, Meyer dismisses any talk of imbalance.

“I left (the depth chart) as it was, ” Dantonio said.

The call: MI has not won in Columbus since 2000, and while the Wolverines have made believers of many, I’m not drinking the Jim Harbaugh milk-flavored Kool-Aid just yet. So …

Penn State even being in the College Football Playoff conversation is a pinch-yourself kind of scenario.

“Is that an obvious question?” he continued.