It's the last weekend of the college football regular season, and there is no other way to kickoff the last full day of college games than Ohio State against Michigan. The Buckeyes travel to Ann Arbor this weekend, and are looking to bounce back after suffering their first loss of the season last week to Michigan State. The Wolverines have won four-straight conference games, and first year head coach Jim Harbaugh would like nothing more than to end the regular season with a win over Ohio State. Both programs are alive to play in the Big Ten Championship game, but will need Michigan State to lose on Saturday for either of them to win the East division.
The Wolverines are 9-2 in their first season under Harbaugh, and quarterback Jake Rudock will need to have a big game if Michigan wants to win. Michigan's senior transfer quarterback has had a big year in Ann Arbor, and has thrown for 2,476 yards with 16 touchdowns to nine interceptions. Rudock is listed at 6-foot-3, 208 pounds and can take off with the ball, as he has rushed for 145 yards and four touchdowns.
While Rudock leads the Wolverines offense, senior defensive tackle Willie Henry is a leader on the defensive side of the ball. Michigan's strength is their defense, and they are holding opponents to just 14.9 points per game this season. Henry can disrupt offensive game plans, and has 6.5 sacks this season. The Wolverines star defensive tackle has 30 total tackles and 10 tackles for a loss on the year.
Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer will need quarterback J.T. Barrett to step up after a struggling performance against the Spartans last week. Barrett only threw for 46 yards and a touchdown last week, and will try to bounce back against the Wolverines Saturday. Ohio State struggled to produce any offense against Michigan State, and running back Ezekiel Elliott sounded off on his coaches after the game.
Elliott said that he is going to declare for the draft and there was no chance of him coming back next season, and that he wanted to make the most of the time he had left. The Buckeyes star running back only saw 12 carries for 33 yards and a touchdown last week. Elliott had rushed over a 100 yards for 15 consecutive games before the loss to the Spartans, and is likely eager to get back on the field Saturday.
Ohio State against Michigan is arguably the best rivalry there is in college football, and with two great programs this season it looks to be an interesting matchup. The game starts at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, and you can watch the live broadcast here. To listen to the Wolverines' radio broadcast, click here, and for the Buckeyes' radio broadcast, go here.
