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THE PERTINENT INFO

When: Saturday, November 25, 2023
Where: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
TV: Noon // FOX
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Tom Rinaldi

This will be the 119th time Ohio State and Michigan have faced each other in football. The Buckeyes are 52–60–6* all-time against their rival and are 24–32–4  when the game is played in Ann Arbor. 

It's hard to believe, but because Michigan ducked Ohio State in 2020, a Buckeye fan who is younger than six years old does not have a winning record against those cheaters to the north.  

Last week, those cheating ass cheaters escaped College Park with a closer-than-expected 31-24 victory. Did you know the Wolverines have lost six consecutive bowl games and the team has lost 25 times since Jimmy took over in 2015? 

To put that in perspective, Ohio State has won 100 games and lost 12 times since 2015. Five of the losses were to conference foes. You would need to go back to Jan. 1, 2009 for the Buckeyes to have 25 overall losses. Since 2005, Ohio State has won 143 Big Ten games with 17 losses. That's the same amount of conference losses that Michigan has since 2015.

Below, you will find some interesting facts about the teams, key offensive player stats, coach information, and team stats.

THE LAST TIME...

• The Game was played without the specter of cheating was 2019; the Scarlet and Gray beat Michigan, 56-27 in Ann Arbor.
• Ohio State played That Team on Nov. 26 was 2017. The Buckeyes won, 31-20 in Michigan Stadium.
• The Scarlet and Gray played an opponent other than their rival for the 12th game of the season was against Notre Dame. Jim Tressel's team beat the Irish, 34-20 in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl.
• The Buckeyes started a season with a 12-0 record was 2019.

ON THE HORIZON​​

• Ohio State is 11-0, if the Buckeyes defeat Michigan it will be the sixth time the Buckeyes reached 12-0 in a season. The other seasons were: 2019, 2013, 2012, 2006 and 2002.
• Marvin Harrison Jr. currently has 13 touchdown catches this season. He is one TD reception away from moving past David Boston and Chris Olave for second on the most touchdown catches in a season list. Harrison needs four to tie Terry Glenn (17). 
• Harrison (62) can move past Cris Carter (69) for eighth on OSU's season receptions list.
• Harrison (1,093) is 35 yards away from moving past Cris Carter (1,127) and 59 yards away from Emeka Egbuka (1,151) for sixth and fifth on the all-time receiving yards in a season list on Saturday. 
• With 150 career receptions, Harrison is five catches away from passing Gary Williams (154) for sixth on Ohio State's all-time career receptions list.
• A win on Saturday will be Ohio State's 977th* all-time. 
• Saturday will be Ryan Day's 63rd as Ohio State's head coach.
• With a win, the Buckeyes will remain the program with the best winning percentage in college football history.

LET'S GO STREAKING

• Harrison has caught a touchdown pass in seven straight games.
• TreVeyon Henderson has scored a touchdown in seven consecutive games.
• Not including the shortened 2020 season, The Buckeyes have won 11+ games every year starting in 2012.

*NCAA sanctions be damned.

WIN THE RUNNING GAME, WIN THE GAME

Since 2010, Ohio State is 9–0 when gaining more yards on the ground than Michigan and the Buckeyes are 17–1 in this scenario going back to 2000.

When the Buckeyes didn't have more rushing yards, they are 0–4 (2022, 2021, 2011 and 2003) against the Wolverines.

The team with more rushing yards is 12–0 since 2010 in The Game.

Since 2001, the team that has more rushing yards is 21–0.

Going back to 1938 Ohio State is 32–12–2 when outrushing Michigan and 11–29–2 when finishing with fewer rushing yards than their rival.

GET TO KNOW THAT TEAM

• The campus is located in Ann Arbor.
• The university was founded in 1817.
• The Wolverines are 11–0 this season.
• The Wolverines are in their 144th season of playing football. 
• The school's first unofficial mascot was a stuffed wolverine named Biff. The stuffed mascot was replaced by two living wolverines (Biff and Bennie), but the two animals became too unpredictable (mean) to have at games.
• Michigan football's first game was in 1879.
• Notable alumni are: Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber), Jack Kevorkian (euthanized multiple people), Francois Duvalier (evil dictator who killed 30,000 people), Herman Webster Mudgett (19th century serial killer, confessed to 27 murders, possibly killed 250 people) and James Earl Jones (voice of Darth Vader, killer of millions in a galaxy far, far away). Yes, they are the dark side.

​TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS:

1. What Canadian sprinter was disqualified from the 100-meter race for using steroids (cheating) at the 1988 Seoul Olympics?
2. Which NFL coach was caught videotaping (cheating) the New York Jets' defensive coaching signals in 2007?
3. Rosie Ruiz won which marathon in 1980 by starting the race, then disappearing into the crowd, popping up on the course a half mile from the finish line (cheated) to win?
4. Can you name the figure skater whose husband hired goons (cheated) to whack Nancy Kerrigan's leg with a baton prior to the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championship?  
5. Which college football team videotaped (cheated) the signs of upcoming opponents' signals during the 2021, 2022 and 2023 seasons?

Answers at the bottom of today's article.

2022 Player Comparison

OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Kyle McCord	2,899 YDS // 22 TD // 4 INT	PASSING	J.J. McCarthy	2,335 YDS // 18 TD // 2 INT
TreVeyon Henderson	794 YDS // 6.7 YPC // 10 TD	RUSHING	Blake Corum	888 YDS //  4.9 YPC // 20 TD
Marvin Harrison Jr.	1,093 YDS // 13 TD	RECEIVING	Roman Wilson	612 YDS // 10 TD
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
Tommy Eichenberg	73	TACKLES	Junior Colson	60
JT Tuimoloau	4.5	SACKS	Jaylen Harrell	5.5
Jordan Hancock	2	INTERCEPTIONS	Mike Sainristil	5
SPECIAL TEAMS
Jayden Ballard	5.9 YPR	PUNT RETURNER	Jake Thaw	7.1 YPR
Xavier Johnson	23.1	KICKOFF RETURNER	Semaj Morgan	15.9
Jesse Mirco	43.3	PUNTING	Tommy Doman	44.4
4		EDGE	5

CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER

• 0.......rushing touchdowns allowed by Ohio State's defense in the last six games.
• 1.......Jim Knowles' defense leads the nation in passing defense.
• 2.......the defense is second best in scoring defense (9.3).
• 3.......consecutive games for Ryan Day's offense to score 30+ points.
• 4.......defensive touchdowns for Ohio State's defense, tied for best in the country.
• 5.......games the Buckeyes eclipsed 500 yards of total offense last year.
• 6.......times Marvin Harrison has finished a game with 160+ receiving yards, an Ohio State record.
• 7.......wins for Ryan Day over Top 10 teams.
• 8.......11-game winning streaks since 2000.
• 9.......11-game winning streaks since 2000, including 2010.
• 10.....times the Buckeyes have hosted Big Noon Kickoff.
• 12.....number of OSU players with 2,000 career receiving yards.
• 13.....times, including this year, The Game has featured both teams being ranked in the AP Top 5.
• 14.....100-yard receiving games for Marvin Harrison Jr.
• 16.....number of returning starters for Ohio State. 
• 17.....the Buckeyes' defense has not allowed an opponent to score more than 17 points this season.
• 19.....times Ohio State has scored 50+ points since 2019.
• 21.....times Ohio State has finished a season with at least 11 wins.
• 22.....times Ohio State has finished a season with at least 11 wins, including the 2010 season.
• 23.....times Ohio State has hosted GameDay.
• 24.....home night games* won by the Buckeyes.
• 24.....consecutive season-opening victories for Ohio State.
• 25.....the Buckeyes' average margin of victory against B1G opponents with Day as head coach. 
• 27.....bowl wins for Ohio State*.
• 32.....times Ohio State has had at least 10 wins in a season*.
• 34.....games of 500+ yards of total offense with Day as head coach. 
• 34.....times Ohio State has worn an alternate jersey.
• 36.....straight seasons ranked in the AP preseason Top 25. 
• 38.....consecutive wins for Ryan Day against unranked opponents.
• 40.....GameDay wins* for the Buckeyes. 
• 41.....conference wins for Ryan Day, includes two Big Ten title games.
• 46.....returning letter winners for Ohio State.
• 53.....games over 400 yards of total offense with Ryan Day as head coach.
• 57.....out of 57 weeks the Buckeyes have been ranked in the CFP.
• 58.....times Ohio State has played when GameDay has been on site.
• 76.....home victories for Ohio State since 2012.
• 82.....night games* won by the Buckeyes.
• 90.....Consensus and unanimous All-Americans to play for the Buckeyes.
• 100...homecoming games for Ohio State.
• 102...this is the 102nd season the Scarlet and Gray have played in Ohio Stadium.
• 119...times Ohio State has scored 50+ points, undefeated in those games.
• 134....number of years for Buckeye football.
• 154...the number of years The Ohio State University has been in the education business.
• 215...All-Americans in program history.
• 220...times a Buckeye player has gone for 100+ receiving yards.
• 272...number of passing touchdowns since 2017 (Ryan Day's arrival).
• 335...passing yards for Kyle McCord against MSU, a career-high.
• 499...rushing yards for TreVeyon Henderson in the last four games.
• 472...official victories for the Buckeyes in Ohio Stadium.
• 480...Ohio Stadium victories for the Buckeyes, including the 2010 season.
• 547...number of Big Ten wins for Ohio State (we know it's actually 553).
• 964...number of official wins for the program (we know it's actually 976).
• 978...times Ohio State has been ranked in the AP poll, the most for any school.

*NCAA sanctions be damned.

2023 Statistical Comparison

OFFENSE
33.6	24th	POINTS FOR	38.3	11th
145.5	84th	RUSHING OFFENSE	171.0	49th
283.7	23rd	PASSING OFFENSE	228.6	63rd
429.3	35th	TOTAL OFFENSE	399.6	53rd
.465	19th	3rd DOWNS	.520	4th
.851	60th	RED ZONE	.932	8th
DEFENSE
9.3	2nd	POINTS ALLOWED	9.0	1st
108.5	19th	RUSH DEFENSE	90.0	8th
144.4	1st	PASS DEFENSE	144.8	2nd
92.73	1st	PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE	98.0	3rd
252.9	3rd	TOTAL DEFENSE	234.8	1st
.292	8th	3rd DOWNS	.303	14th
.727	8th	RED ZONE	.667	2nd
SPECIAL TEAMS
4.6	110th	PUNT RETURN	8.9	51st
19.7	71st	KICKOFF RETURN	18.7	93rd
39.2	56th	NET PUNTING	39.3	49th
MISCELLANEOUS
+0.0	62nd	TURNOVER MARGIN	+1.1	3rd
5.9	65th	PENALTIES	4.1	6th
6		EDGE	12

TODAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS

What Canadian sprinter was disqualified from the 100-meter race for using steroids (cheating) at the 1988 Seoul Olympics?

Answer: Ben Johnson

Which NFL coach was caught videotaping (cheating) the New York Jets' defensive coaching signals in 2007?

Answer: Bill Belichick

Rosie Ruiz won which marathon in 1980 by starting the race, then disappearing into the crowd, popping up on the course a half mile from the finish line (cheated) to win?

Answer: The Boston Marathon

Can you name the figure skater whose husband hired goons (cheated) to whack Nancy Kerrigan's leg with a baton prior to the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championship?  

Answer: Tonya Harding

Which college football team videotaped (cheated) the signs of upcoming opponents' signals during the 2021, 2022 and 2023 seasons?

Answer: The cheating ass cheaters, Michigan Wolverines.