COLUMBUS, Ohio — It's almost here. For one year, the Ohio State Buckeyes have been waiting for this game.
The Buckeyes will travel up to Ann Arbor where they will play the Michigan Wolverines.
Here's this week's 10 Things To Know.
- Ohio State and Michigan have met only four times in the last 53 years – since 1970 – with both teams undefeated and untied. This year and last represent the first time for back-to-back seasons with both undefeated and untied.
- The Buckeyes are third in total defense, second in scoring and first against the pass. Michigan is No. 1 in total defense and scoring defense and No. 2 in passing defense.
- One has to go back 16 years, to 2007, for the last time an Ohio State defense did not allow a 20-point scoring game through the first 10 games of the season.
- Ohio State is 16-5 vs. Michigan in the 2000s. Prior to 2000, Michigan had won 13 of the previous 20 games between 1980 and 1999 with one tie.
- The Buckeyes trail in the all-time series in games played in Ann Arbor: 32-24-4.
- Saturday’s meeting will be the 26th with both teams ranked in the Top 10 of the Associated Press poll. Ohio State leads in these games: 12-11-2.
- Ohio State’s current 11-game winning streak is the eighth of at least 11 games this century. The Buckeyes have previously won 11 consecutive games in 2002, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019 and 2022.
- Ohio State’s alma mater “Carmen Ohio” was written on a train ride home following the game in Ann Arbor in 1902.
- Both WR Marvin Harrison Jr. and RB TreVeyon Henderson have scored touchdowns in seven consecutive games. Harrison Jr. has scored 11 touchdowns in this stretch while Henderson has 10.
- Ohio State's rushing game has resurged the second half of the season. Since TreVeyon Henderson returned four weeks ago, he has rushed for 499 yards and scored six touchdowns.