OK. Here we go. We’re less than 24 hours away from arguably the biggest game in the history of the Ohio State vs. Michigan rivalry. There have been some with a little more buzz than this one (see 2006), but none may have more story lines and national implications than what we’ll see unfold in the Big House up in Ann Arbor on Saturday at high Noon.
OSU is the higher ranked team at No. 2 vs. Michigan’s No. 3 ranking, but the Wolverines are coming off of two-straight blowout wins over the Buckeyes the last two years and are favored by Vegas and the ESPN Matchup Predictor to take care of business once again.
There all kinds of ways we can dissect this thing, and reasons to believe both the Buckeyes and Wolverines can either win or lose this massive collision in the Midwest, but if you’ve followed us at all this week, we like Ohio State’s chances.
Here are five reasons we believe Ohio State can pull off the mild upset over Michigan on Saturday,