University of Michigan tops Ohio State in annual blood drive

Michigan: The Wolverines will go to a New Years Six bowl.

With the regular season coming to an end, the Big Ten has arguably been the best conference in college football this season.

That’s what makes college football so great, after all – beautiful, maddening chaos. “This is a big deal for our team to get to play in this game”. The Wolverines need either Clemson or Washington to lose their conference title game.

Pitt’s point total was higher than any the Panthers’ hoops team scored in three meetings with the Orange last season, all Pitt victories. No. 5 Washington likely will earn it if the Huskies beat No. 9 Colorado in the Pac-12 championship following their victory Friday in the Apple Cup over No. 23 Washington State.

Barrett scored on a quarterback draw and Ohio States 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.

MI has also been fined $10,000 as a result of the violation.

When Penn State defeated Michigan State later in the day, the Buckeyes were shut out of this week’s Big Ten championship game that will pit the Nittany Lions against Wisconsin.

And after displaying impressive firepower for much of the season, the offense struggled down the stretch against Michigan State and Michigan, as the Buckeyes were unsuccessful in stretching the field vertically.

The Buckeyes beat Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Michigan State on the road and narrowly lost at Penn State.

The 113th meeting of Ohio State and MI became the first to go to overtime. The double-overtime battle ranks among the most-watched regular season college football games on record across all networks.

The Buckeyes can rest easy after their dramatic 30-27 double-overtime victory over No. 3 MI on Saturday.

“The Big Ten has made a decision”, Manuel said in a released statement. Absolutely. But there are also several arguments that favor MI in that debate.

In the Big Ten, the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes beat the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines 30-27 in double overtime, effectively eliminating the Wolverines from playoff contention while also giving a surge to the Buckeyes’ hopes.

Another game to keep an eye on is the ACC title game, which will put Clemson up against Virginia Tech.

Franklin, who spent 2011 through ’13 in the Southeastern Conference as Vanderbilt’s head coach, then proceeded to lobby for the victor of the title game being playoff worthy. The Buckeyes defense has played a huge part in keeping them a one-loss this season. Then the Buckeyes beat No. 3 MI.

Barrett was sacked eight times by the nation’s top-ranked defense, leading to concerns about protecting him against a team like defending national champion Alabama.

MI would benefit from Oklahoma State winning in Bedlam, primarily because the Cowboys already have two terrible losses this season.

On the other hand, Oklahoma has no business in the discussion even with a win.

Yes, Alabama still has to play in the SEC Championship Game next week against No. 15 Florida, which fell to rival Florida State 31-13 on Saturday night.

MI should stay ahead of the victor in Bedlam, but it would completely eliminate the Big 12 if Oklahoma loses at home. A loss in Indianapolis nearly certainly would knock Ohio State out of playoff contention.

“So I think championship games should carry a lot of weight”.