OHIO STATE VS. MICHIGAN 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes

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2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 10-1, 7-1 BIG TEN CONFERENCE

DATE RANK OPPONENT RESULT TV

Sept. 1 5/- Oregon State W, 77-31 ABC

Sept. 8 4/- Rutgers*

W, 52-3 BTN

Sept. 15 4/15 vs. TCU^

W, 40-28 ABC

Sept. 22 4/- Tulane

W, 49-6 BTN

Sept. 29 4/9 at Penn State* W, 27-26 ABC

Oct. 6 3/- Indiana*

W, 49-26 FOX

Oct. 13 3/- Minnesota* W, 30-14 FS1

Oct. 20 2/- at Purdue* L, 49-20 ABC

Nov. 3 10/- Nebraska* W, 36-31 FOX

Nov. 10 at 10/18 Mich. St.* W, 26-6 FOX

Nov. 17 at 10/- Maryland*~ W, 52-51 ABC

Nov. 24 10/4 Michigan* Noon FOX

Dec. 1 B1G Championship 8 p.m. FOX

^AT&T Stadium; Arlington, TX *Big Ten game

~Overtime

TV: FOX Play-by-Play ................................... Gus Johnson Analyst.....................................................Joel Klatt Sideline Reporter................................Jenny Taft

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FOR STARTERS ? The Ohio State-Michigan game has been

decided by one score 40 times previously. Each team has won 20 of those contests. ? QB Dwayne Haskins has set 12 different single season school records this season. His most recent were the yardage (3,685) and touchdown passes (36) marks, both occuring last Saturday at Maryland. ? Demario McCall's 42-yard kickoff return to set up last week's game tying drive at he end of regulation was a season long. ? Ohio State leads the Big Ten in third down defense, surrending a conversion just 30 percent of the time.

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No. 10 OHIO STATE (10-1, 7-1) vs. No. 4 MICHIGAN (10-1, 8-0)

Nov. 24, 2018 ? Noon ? Columbus, Ohio ? Ohio Stadium (102,092) ? TV: FOX

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Head Coach: Urban Meyer Record at Ohio St.: 80-9 (7th) Overall: 183-32 (17th)

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES Head Coach: Jim Harbaugh Record at Michigan: 38-12 (4th)

Overall: 96-39 (11th)

BUCKEYES, WOLVERINES RENEW RIVALRY SATURDAY AT OHIO STADIUM ? The 115th edition of "The Game" is here. And this year, the winner heads to Indianapolis for a date in the Big Ten Championship Game agianst Northwestern. No. 10 Ohio State (CFP) and No. 4 Michigan (CFP) renew their storied rivalry on Saturday at noon inside Ohio Stadium live on FOX. ? Ohio State has the nation's No. 2 total yardage offense. It's averaging 541.8 yards per game, second only to Oklahoma, and is coming off a 658-yard effort in last week's win over the Terrapins. ? Dwayne Haskins headlines the passing attack, as he is tied for first nationally with 36 touchdown passes. His 3,685 yards is already an Ohio State single-season record and is also good for thirdbest nationally. ? J.K. Dobbins' 915 yards and eight touchdowns leads the ground attack. He's coming off a career-high 203-yard effort last week that also included a careerhigh 37 carries. ? The Buckeye defense ranks 24th nationally with 80.0 tackles-for-loss. Dre'Mont Jones (12.0 for minus 63 yards) and Chase Young (10.5 for minus 59 yards) are tops in the group. Young had four tackles and two sacks last week while Jones chipped in with four tackles, two TFLs and one sack vs. Maryland.

STATS & RANKINGS

OHIO STATE

MICHIGAN

No. 10.......................................College Football Playoff Poll .................................. No. 4

182.4 (54th)....................... Rush Yards/Game (National Rank)................. 219.2 (23rd)

359.5 (4th) ........................................ Pass Yards/Game................................. 210.4 (86th)

541.8 (2nd)......................................Total Offense/Game ..............................429.6 (47th)

398.6 (69th)................................... Total Defense/Game................................. 234.8 (1st)

41.6 (8th).................................................Points/Game .......................................36.6 (24th)

24.6 (52nd)................................... Points Allowed/Game.................................. 13.5 (4th)

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Twelve seniors will be honored before Saturday's game. This year's class has won a CFP national championship, two Big Ten titles and four Big Ten East division

championships.

1 & 2

"The Game" this week matches the

No. 1 and No. 2 winning programs in Football Bowl Subdivison history. Michigan has 953 wins and Ohio State

has 908.

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Ohio State and Michigan will meet for the 23rd time when both teams are ranked in the Top 10. The 2016 game also featured a Top 10 matchup

(OSU 2; UM 3)

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2018 Ohio State Buckeyes

No. Name

Pos.

1 Johnnie Dixon III

WR

1 Jeffrey Okudah

CB

2 J.K. Dobbins

RB

2 Chase Young

DE

3 Damon Arnette Jr. CB

4 Jordan Fuller

SAF

4 Chris Chugunov

QB

5 Baron Browning

LB

6 Taron Vincent

DT

6 Brian Snead

RB

7 Teradja Mitchell

LB

7 Dwayne Haskins Jr. QB

8 Kendall Sheffield

CB

9 Jashon Cornell

DE

9 Binjimen Victor

WR

10 Amir Riep

SAF

10 Daniel Vanatsky

QB

11 Austin Mack

WR

11 Tyreke Smith

DE

12 Matthew Baldwin QB

12 Sevyn Banks

CB

12 Isaiah Pryor

SAF

13 Rashod Berry**

TE

13 Tyreke Johnson

CB

14 K.J. Hill Jr.

WR

15 Jaylen Harris

WR

15 Josh Proctor

SAF

16 Keandre Jones

LB

16 Kory Curtis

QB

17 Kamryn Babb

WR

17 Alex Williams

ATH

17 Chris Olave

WR

18 Jonathon Cooper DE

18 Tate Martell

QB

19 Dallas Gant

LB

20 Darryl Sinclair

WR

20 Pete Werner

LB

21 Parris Campbell Jr. WR

21 Marcus Williamson CB

23 De'Shawn White

WR

23 Jahsen Wint

SAF

24 Shaun Wade

CB

24 Sam Wiglusz

WR

25 Mike Weber Jr.

RB

25 Brendon White

SAF

26 Cameron Brown

CB

26 Jaelen Gill

H-B

28 Alex Badine

CB

28 Dominic DiMaccio

K

28 Amari McMahon

RB

29 Marcus Hooker

SAF

29 Zack Hoover

K

30 Kevin Dever

SAF

30 Demario McCall* H-B

32 Tuf Borland*

LB

33 Master Teague III RB

34 Mitch Rossi

RB

34 Owen Fankhauser SAF

35 Luke Donovan

SAF

35 Austin Kutscher

WR

36 K'Vaughan Pope

LB

37 Derrick Malone

TE

No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wg. Cl/Elg ........................... Hometown/High School or J.C.

58 Joshua Alabi*

OL 6-5 305 Sr./Jr. .............................................Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech

3 Damon Arnette Jr.** CB 6-0 195 Sr./Jr.. ............Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas

17 Kamryn Babb

WR 6-1 189 Fr./Fr............... St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers College

28 Alex Badine

CB 5-11 185 Jr./Jr.......................Brooklyn, N.Y. / Monroe (NYC) College

12 Matthew Baldwin

QB 6-3 200 Fr./Fr............................................ Austin, Texas / Lake Travis

12 Sevyn Banks

CB 6-1 190 Fr./Fr.......................................................Orlando, Fla. / Jones

43 Ryan Batsch

SAF 6-3 205 Fr./Fr............................................ Loveland, Ohio / Loveland

13 Rashod Berry**

TE 6-4 255 Sr./Jr. .......................................................Lorain, Ohio / Lorain

52 Dante Booker***

LB 6-3 240 Gr./Sr. .............................Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary

32 Tuf Borland*C

LB 6-1 230 Jr./So.....................................Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook

76 Branden Bowen**

OL 6-7 312 Sr./Jr. .....................................Draper, Utah / Corner Canyon

50 Nathan Brock

OL 6-4 288 Jr./Jr..................................Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty

26 Cameron Brown

CB 6-1 175 Fr./Fr............... St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers College

5 Baron Browning*

LB 6-4 238 So./So.................................. Fort Worth, Texas / Kennedale

98 Jerron Cage

DT 6-3 295 So./Fr. .........................................Cincinnati / Winton Woods

21 Parris Campbell Jr.***C WR 6-1 208 5th/Sr.............................Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary

57 Jack Cappabianca LB 6-2 225 Fr./Fr...................... Berlin Center, Ohio / Western Reserve

91 Drue Chrisman*

P 6-3 215 Jr./So....................................... Lawrenceburg, Ind. / LaSalle

4 Chris Chugunov

QB 6-1 203 Gr./Jr......................................... Skillman, N.J. / Montgomery

18 Jonathon Cooper** DE 6-4 257 Jr./Jr................................................ Gahanna, Ohio / Lincoln

43 Robert Cope

RB 5-11 195 Fr./Fr.................................................... Dublin, Ohio / Jerome

9 Jashon Cornell*

DE 6-3 274 Gr./Jr............................St. Paul, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall

56 Aaron Cox

DL 6-3 255 So./So......................................... Mantua, Ohio / Crestwood

61 Gavin Cupp

OL 6-4 308 Jr./So.....................................................Leipsic, Ohio /Leipsic

16 Kory Curtis

QB 6-3 230 So./So..................................Cape Coral, Fla. / Island Coast

84 Brock Davin

TE 6-3 235 Jr./Jr........................................... Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier

52 Wyatt Davis

OL 6-4 315 So./Fr. ............................. Bellflower, Calif. / St. John Bosco

28 Dominic DiMaccio K 5-8 180 Fr./Fr............................................ Columbus, Ohio / DeSales

30 Kevin Dever

SAF 6-0 190 So./So............................................. Cleveland / St. Edward's

1 Johnnie Dixon III**C WR 5-11 198 5th/Sr.................................. West Palm Beach, Fla. / Dwyer

2 J.K. Dobbins*

RB 5-10 212 So./So...................................La Grange, Texas / La Grange

70 Noah Donald

DL 6-1 275 Jr./Jr....................................Uniontown, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit

35 Luke Donovan

SAF 5-11 190 Fr./Fr............................ Scottsdale, Ariz. / Desert Mountain

48 Tate Duarte

TE 6-5 245 Sr./Sr.....................................................Poland, Ohio / Poland

34 Owen Fankhauser SAF 5-11 193 Jr./Jr....................................Stow, Ohio / Stow-Munroe Falls

89 Luke Farrell*

TE 6-6 250 Jr./So.......................................................... Perry, Ohio / Perry

54 Tyler Friday

DE 6-3 262 Fr./Fr. ...................................Ramsey, N.J. / Don Bosco Prep

4 Jordan Fuller**C

SAF 6-2 204 Jr./Jr...................................... Old Tappan, N.J. / Old Tappan

19 Dallas Gant

LB 6-3 215 Fr./Fr....................................Toledo, Ohio / St. John's Jesuit

87 Ellijah Gardiner

WR 6-3 200 So./Fr. .....................................................Kemp, Texas / Kemp

92 Haskell Garrett*

DT 6-2 293 So./So............................Las Vegas, Nev. / Bishop Gorman

26 Jaelen Gill

H-B 6-1 182 Fr./Fr............................................... Westerville, Ohio / South

68 Zaid Hamdan

DT 5-11 275 Fr./Fr......................................................Mason, Ohio / Mason

53 Davon Hamilton**

DT 6-4 310 Sr./Jr. ............... Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington Central

15 Jaylen Harris

WR 6-5 215 So./So................................. Cleveland / Cleveland Heights

39 Malik Harrison**

LB 6-3 240 Jr./Jr....................................Columbus, Ohio / Walnut Ridge

7 Dwayne Haskins Jr.* QB 6-3 218 Jr./So....................................... Potomac, Md. / Bullis School

95 Blake Haubeil*

K 6-4 225 So./So.................................................Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius

81 Jake Hausmann

TE 6-4 245 Jr./So................................. Cincinnati / Archbishop Moeller

14 K.J. Hill Jr.**

WR 6-0 198 Sr./Jr. ............................ Little Rock, Ark. / North Little Rock

47 Justin Hilliard*

LB 6-1 230 Sr./Jr. ................................ Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier H.S.

48 Logan Hittle

LB 5-11 193 Jr./Jr..............................................Nashport, Ohio / Tri-Valley

29 Marcus Hooker

SAF 6-0 185 Fr./Fr.......................................New Castle, Pa. / New Castle

29 Zack Hoover

P 6-2 185 So./So.................................Toledo, Ohio / Central Catholic

90 Antwuan Jackson

DT 6-2 293 Jr./So.........Ellenwood, Ga. / Cedar Grove H.S. / Blinn JC

64 Jack Jamieson

OL 6-1 285 Fr./Fr...................................... Lakewood, Ohio / St. Ignatius

38 Javontae Jean-Baptiste DE 6-5 215 Fr./Fr.....................................Oradell, N.J. / Bergen Catholic

41 Hayden Jester

LB 6-1 230 Jr./Jr................................................Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle

13 Tyreke Johnson

CB 6-1 190 Fr./Fr.......... Jacksonville, Fla. / Trinity Christian Academy

49 Xavier Johnson

CB 6-2 212 Fr./Fr. ................................Cincinnati / Summit Country Day

86 Dre'Mont Jones**

DT 6-3 290 Sr./Jr. ...................................... Cleveland, Ohio / St. Ignatius

16 Keandre Jones*

LB 6-2 228 Jr./Jr............................................Olney, Md. / Good Counsel

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No. Name 55 Matthew Jones 73 Michael Jordan** 46 Cade Kacherski 78 Demetrius Knox** 90 Bryan Kristan 35 Austin Kutscher 69 Chris Kuhn 67 Robert Landers** 11 Austin Mack** 37 Derrick Malone 18 Tate Martell 30 Demario McCall* 49 Liam McCullough** 94 Roen McCullough 42 Lloyd McFarquhar 83 Terry McLaurin***C 28 Amari McMahon 93 Jake Metzer 7 Teradja Mitchell 75 Thayer Munford* 71 Josh Myers 96 Sean Nuernberger*** 1 Jeffrey Okudah* 17 Chris Olave 62 Brandon Pahl 77 Nicholas Petit-Frere 60 Blake Pfenning 36 K'Vaughan Pope 82 Garyn Prater 66 Malcolm Pridgeon* 59 Isaiah Prince***C 15 Josh Proctor 12 Isaiah Pryor* 10 Amir Riep* 42 Bradley Robinson 34 Mitch Rossi 88 Jeremy Ruckert 80 C.J. Saunders* 44 Ben Schmiesing 8 Kendall Sheffield* 20 Darryl Sinclair 85 L'Christian Smith 11 Tyreke Smith 6 Brian Snead 79 Brady Taylor** 33 Master Teague III 65 Phillip Thomas 72 Tommy Togiai 10 Daniel Vanatsky 9 Binjimen Victor** 6 Taron Vincent 24 Shaun Wade 25 Mike Weber Jr.** 20 Pete Werner* 25 Brendon White 23 De'Shawn White 24 Sam Wiglusz 37 Trayvon Wilburn 17 Alex Williams 21 Marcus Williamson* 23 Jahsen Wint 63 Kevin Woidke* 74 Max Wray 2 Chase Young*

Pos. Ht. Wg. Cl/Elg ........................... Hometown/High School or J.C. OL 6-4 305 Fr./Fr........................................Brooklyn, N.Y. / Erasmus Hall OG 6-7 310 Jr./Jr................................................Canton, Mich. / Plymouth LB 6-3 190 Fr./Fr.................................................... Dublin, Ohio / Jerome OG 6-4 312 Gr./Sr. .................. Fort Worth, Texas / All Saints Episcopal P 6-3 195 Sr./Sr............................................... Canfield, Ohio / Canfield WR 6-1 185 Fr./Fr.......................................Massillon, Ohio / Washington DL 6-5 250 Fr./Fr............................................. Sandusky, Ohio / St. Mary DT 6-1 283 Sr./Jr. .....................................Dayton, Ohio / Huber Heights WR 6-2 215 Jr./Jr....................................Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Luers TE 6-5 245 Sr./Sr..............................Dayton, Ohio / Thurgood Marshall QB 5-11 207 So./Fr. ...................................... Las Vegas / Bishop Gorman H-B 5-9 193 Jr./So................. North Ridgeville, Ohio / North Ridgeville LS 6-2 228 Sr./Jr. ................ Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne LS 6-1 225 Fr./Fr................. Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne CB 5-9 165 Fr./Fr............................................................ Cleveland / Brush WR 6-1 204 Gr./Sr. ......................................Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral RB 6-0 205 Jr./Jr........................................................Dublin, Ohio / Scioto P 6-2 220 Jr./Jr........................ Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks West LB 6-2 235 Fr./Fr..........................Virginia Beach, Va. / Bishop Sullivan OL 6-6 319 So./So........................... Cincinnati / Massillon Washington OL 6-5 308 So./Fr. ................................Miamisburg, Ohio / Miamisburg K 6-1 228 Gr./Sr. ............................ Buckner, Ky./ Oldham County H.S. CB 6-1 199 So./So............ Grand Prairie, Texas / South Grand Prairie WR 6-1 170 Fr./Fr................................. San Marcos, Calif. / Mission Hills OL 6-2 299 Sr./Sr...................................................... Cutler, Ohio / Warren OT 6-6 272 Fr./Fr.......................................... Tampa, Fla. / Berkeley Prep OL 6-5 295 Sr./Sr............................... Wapakoneta, Ohio / Wapakoneta LB 6-2 210 Fr./Fr............................................ Dinwiddie, Va. / Dinwiddie WR 6-5 205 So./So...................................................Cincinnati / Wyoming OG 6-7 310 5th/Sr..................................Central Islip, N.Y. / Nassau C.C. OT 6-7 310 Sr./Sr............................Greenbelt, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt SAF 6-2 190 Fr./Fr................................................Owasso, Okla. / Owasso SAF 6-2 197 So./So.......................... Lawrenceville, Ga. / IMG Academy SAF 5-11 195 So./So.....................................................Cincinnati / Colerain LS 6-1 220 Jr./Jr..........................................................Troy, Mich. / Athens RB 6-0 235 So./So.............................................Franklin, Tenn. / Franklin TE 6-6 240 Fr./Fr.................................... Lindenhurst, N.Y. / Lindenhurst WR 5-10 185 Sr./Jr. ..................................................Dublin, Ohio / Coffman LB 6-1 225 Fr./Fr..........................................................Piqua, Ohio / Piqua CB 6-0 193 Sr./Jr. ...........................Missouri City, Texas / Blinn College WR 5-9 195 So./So....................................................... Solon Ohio / Solon WR 6-4 207 Fr./Fr...................................... Huber Heights, Ohio / Wayne DE 6-3 260 Fr./Fr.................................... Cleveland / Cleveland Heights RB 5-11 200 Fr./Fr..................................................Seffner, Fla. / Armwood C 6-5 302 5th/Sr................................Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Ready RB 5-11 215 Fr./Fr..................................Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman LS 6-0 230 Jr./Jr............................................. Louisville, Ohio / Louisville DT 6-2 300 Fr./Fr...........................................Pocatello, Idaho / Highland QB 6-2 195 Fr./Fr....................................Cincinnati / Christian Academy WR 6-4 200 Jr./Jr...................... Pompano Beach, Fla. / Coconut Creek DT 6-2 285 Fr./Fr.................................... Baltimore, Md. / IMG Academy CB 6-1 192 So./Fr. ....... Jacksonville, Fla. / Trinity Christian Academy RB 5-10 214 Sr./Jr. .............................................Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech LB 6-3 236 So./So..............................................Indianapolis / Cathedral SAF 6-2 210 So./So..............................Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty WR 5-9 170 So./So............................................. Canton, Ohio / McKinley WR 6-0 175 Fr./Fr.......Brecksville, Ohio / Brecksville-Bridgeview Hts. LB 6-0 212 Fr./Fr............................................Cincinnati / Mount Healthy DL 6-7 250 Fr./Fr. ............................................Pickerington, Ohio / North CB 5-10 185 So./So.............................Westerville, Ohio / IMG Academy SAF 5-10 196 Jr./So.......................................Brooklyn, N.Y. / Erasmus Hall OL 6-6 300 Sr./Sr....................................... Cleveland, Ohio / St. Ignatius OL 6-7 305 Fr./Fr................................................Franklin, Tenn. / Franklin DE 6-5 265 So./So.............. Upper Marlboro, Md. / DeMatha Catholic

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No. Name

Pos.

37 Trayvon Wilburn

LB

38 J. Jean-Baptiste

DE

39 Malik Harrison**

LB

41 Hayden Jester

LB

42 Lloyd McFarquhar CB

42 Bradley Robinson

LS

43 Ryan Batsch

SAF

43 Robert Cope

RB

44 Ben Schmiesing

LB

46 Cade Kacherski

LB

47 Justin Hilliard

LB

48 Tate Duarte

TE

48 Logan Hittle

LB

49 Xavier Johnson

CB

49 Liam McCullough

LS

50 Nathan Brock

OL

52 Wyatt Davis

OL

52 Dante Booker***

LB

53 Davon Hamilton

DT

54 Tyler Friday

DE

55 Matthew Jones

OL

56 Aaron Cox

DL

57 Jack Cappabianco LB

58 Joshua Alabi

OL

59 Isaiah Prince

OT

60 Blake Pfenning

OL

61 Gavin Cupp

OL

62 Brandon Pahl

OL

63 Kevin Woidke

OL

64 Jack Jamieson

OL

65 Phillip Thomas

LS

66 Malcolm Pridgeon OL

67 Robert Landers

DT

68 Zaid Hamdan

DT

69 Chris Kuhn

DL

70 Noah Donald

DL

71 Josh Myers

OL

72 Tommy Togiai

DT

73 Michael Jordan

OG

74 Max Wray

OL

75 Thayer Munford

OL

76 Branden Bowen

OL

77 Nicholas Petit-Frere OT

78 Demetrius Knox

OG

79 Brady Taylor

C

80 C.J. Saunders

WR

81 Jake Hausmann

TE

82 Garyn Prater

WR

83 Terry McLaurin

WR

84 Brock Davin

TE

85 L'Christian Smith

WR

86 Dre'Mont Jones

DT

87 Ellijah Gardiner

WR

88 Jeremy Ruckert

TE

89 Luke Farrell*

TE

90 Antwuan Jackson DT

90 Bryan Kristan

K

91 Drue Chrisman

P

92 Haskell Garrett

DT

93 Jake Metzer

P

94 Roen McCullough LSb

95 Blake Haubeil

K

96 Sean Nuernberger

K

98 Jerron Cage

DT

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2018 Football Quick Facts and More

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location .................................. Columbus, Ohio Population ...........................................1.7 million Founded .......................................................1870 Joined Big Ten .............................................1912 Enrollment ................................................57,466 Nickname ........................................... Buckeyes Colors ..................................... Scarlet and Gray Marching Band.... The Ohio State University .................................................... Marching Band President ...............................Michael V. Drake Director of Athletics ..................... Gene Smith Senior Woman Administrator . Janine Oman Faculty Representative .....John E. Davidson Website ...................

TEAM HISTORY First Year of Football................................. 1890 All-Time Record (Years).....908-325-53 (129) All-Time B1G Record (Years) ......... 511-173-24 .........................................................................(105) Big Ten Championships (Last)........ 36 (2017) All-Time Bowl Record............................. 23-25 National Championships ................................ 8 Consensus All-America Selections............85 First-Team All-Big Ten Selections............. 401 First-Round NFL Draft Picks.........................79

HEAD COACH URBAN MEYER Alma Mater.....Cincinnati (1986; Psychology) Master's Degree .... Ohio State (1988; Sports ..................................................... Administration) Record at Ohio State .............. 80-9 (7th year) Career Record.....................184-32 (17th year) National Championships ....... 3 ('06, '08, '14) Conference Championships.......................... 6 ...... (2003 & 2004 at Utah; 2006 & 2008 at ................ Florida, 2014 & 2017 at Ohio State) NFL Draft Picks (through 2018)...................76 First-Round NFL Draft Picks..........................21 1st-Team All-Americans .................................30 Academic All-Americans (1st Team).......11 (9) Academic All-Conference Players .......... 283

ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF Off. Coordinator/QBs........................Ryan Day Assoc. Head Coach/DC...........Greg Schiano Co-Def. Coord./Safeties...............Alex Grinch Assist. Head Coach/DL...........Larry Johnson Linebackers ........................................ Bill Davis CBs/Special Teams Coord. ...Taver Johnson Offensive Coord./TEs ................ Kevin Wilson Asst. Head Coach/RBs................. Tony Alford Offensive Line ......................... Greg Studrawa Interm Wide Receivers.............Brian Hartline Graduate Assistants...Louie Addazio, Kenny ....Anunike, Keenan Bailey, Peter Badovinac Senior Quality Control..............Corey Dennis

Quality Control ....................... Parker Fleming, ..................................... Bob Fraser, Matt Thurin Asst. AD/FB Sports Perf...........Mickey Marotti Executive Associate AD...............Diana Sabau Associate AD/GM ........................Brian Voltolini Head Trainer .........................Shaun Barnhouse Head Team Physician............Dr. Jim Borchers Assistant AD, Compliance............Justin Kume Asst. AD, Player Personnel ........Mark Pantoni Assistant AD, Player Dev.. ........ Ryan Stamper Equipment Manager ......................... Kevin Ries Video Coordinator............................Joe Stanek Director of Student Well-Being...Tony Tucker

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 47 Offense ..............................................................21 Defense.............................................................22 Special Teams ................................................... 4

LETTERWINNERS LOST: 18 Offense ............................................................... 7 Defense...............................................................11 Special Teams ................................................... 0

STARTERS RETURNING: 11 Offense ............................................................... 7 WR Terry McLaurin, WR Parris Campbell, WR Austin Mack, LG Michael Jordan, RT Isaiah Prince, *RG Demetrius Knox/Branden Bowen, RB J.K. Dobbins *Split starts

Defense............................................................... 4 DE *Nick Bosa, DT Dre'Mont Jones, SAF Jordan Fuller, CB Damon Arnette *Shared starts

Specialists Returning....................................... 4 K Sean Nuernberger, KO Blake Haubeil, P Drue Chrisman, LS Liam McCullum

STARTERS LOST: 11 Offense ............................................................... 4 QB J.T. Barrett, OC Billy Price, LT Jamarco Jones, TE Marcus Baugh

Defense............................................................... 7 *DE Tyquan Lewis, *DE Jalyn Holmes/Sam Hubbard, DT Tracy Sprinkle, LB Chris Worley, LB Jerome Baker, SAF Damon Webb, CB Denzel Ward *Shared starts

STADIUM INFORMATION Name ............................................Ohio Stadium Capacity ................................................. 102,092 Surface .................................................. FieldTurf Largest Crowd....110,045 vs. Michigan, 2016 Record at Ohio Stadium ...............442-112-20 Press Box Phone ........................614-292-1812

FUTURE SCHEDULES

2019 SEASON Aug. 31 .................................Florida Atlantic Sept. 7 ...........................................Cincinnati Sept. 14................................................ at Indiana Sept. 21 ....................................Miami (Ohio) Sept. 28...........................................at Nebraska Oct. 5....................................Michigan State Oct. 12...............................................................Off Oct. 19...................................... at Northwestern Oct. 26.......................................... Wisconsin Nov. 9 .............................................Maryland Nov. 16................................................ at Rutgers Nov. 23 ........................................ Penn State Nov. 30.............................................at Michigan Dec. 7..................................B1G Championship

2020 SEASON Sept. 5 ...................................Bowling Green Sept. 12................................................at Oregon Sept. 19 .............................................. Buffalo Sept. 26............................................. Rutgers Oct. 3 ................................................................ Off Oct. 10 .................................................... Iowa Oct. 17.................................... at Michigan State Oct. 24...........................................at Penn State Oct. 31 ............................................Nebraska Nov. 7..................................................Indiana Nov. 14 ..............................................at Maryland Nov. 21 ....................................................at Illinois Nov. 28 ............................................Michigan Dec. 5 ................................. B1G Championship

2021 SEASON Sept. 4 ............................................at Minnesota Sept. 11 .............................................. Oregon Sept. 18 ..................................................Tulsa Sept. 25................................................ Akron Oct. 2 ............................................... at Nebraska Oct. 9.................................................. Purdue Oct. 16............................................................... Off Oct. 23.................................................at Rutgers Oct. 30.................................. Michigan State Nov. 6 ...................................................at Indiana Nov. 13............................................ Maryland Nov. 20........................................ Penn State Nov. 27 ............................................. at Michigan Dec. 4 ................................. B1G Championship

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Buckeyes vs. Wolverines: Notes to Know

THE GAME, FOR THE 115TH TIME Ohio State hosts the 115th edition of The Game Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Kick time is 12:05 p.m. Michigan leads the series, which began in 1897, 58 wins to 49 and there have been six ties. (Note: Ohio State's 2010 victory was vacated.) Ohio State has won six consecutive in the series and will look to even the series record in Columbus, which Michigan leads 27-26-2. Winner of this game will represent the Big Ten East Division at the Big Ten championship game Dec. 1 at Indianapolis.

defense (13.5 points/game). ? Each member of the trio of LB Devin Bush (72 tackles, 9.5 TFLs), Tyree Kinnel (62 tackles) and Chase Winovich (55 tackles, 13.0 TFLs, 4.0 sacks) has over 50 tackles. ? Saturday's game features Michigan's topranked total defense against Ohio State's No. 2-ranked total offense. Additionally, Michigan is No. 4 in scoring defense while Ohio State is No. 8 in scoring offense. The Buckeyes have the nation's No. 4-ranked passing offense while the Wolverines are No. 1 against the pass.

CHAMPIONS VS. MARYLAND Offense: RT Isaiah Prince, RG Demetrius Knox, C Michael Jordan, LT Joshua Alabi, LG Malcolm Pridgeon, TE Luke Farrell, TE Rashod Berry, RB Demario McCall, WR Terry McLaurin, WR Parris Campbell, WR Johnnie Dixon, WR Binjimen Victor, WR K.J. Hill. Players of the Game - QB Dwayne Haskins and RB J.K. Dobbins Defense: DT Dre'Mont Jones, DE Chase Young, LB Malik Harrison. Player of the Game: LB Tuf Borland Special Teams: Player of the Game Demario McCall

BROADCAST BASICS ? Saturday's game will be broadcast on FOX with Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sidelines) describing the action. ? Paul Keels and Jim Lachey will have the call on Ohio State's flagship radio station, 97.1 FM The Fan. Matt Andrews will be on the sidelines.

SCOUTING MICHIGAN ? Michigan brings the nation's No. 1 overall defense and a 10-game winning streak with it to Columbus for Saturday's tilt against the Buckeyes. ? QB Shea Patterson, a first-year starter after transferring from Ole Miss, directs an offense that averages 429.6 yards per game. The junior is completing nearly 66 percent of his passes for 2,177 yards, 19 touchdowns and just four interceptions. ? RB Karan Higdon is the Big Ten's second leading rusher with 1,106 yards and nine touchdowns. He's rushed for 100 or more yards in eight of the last nine games. ? Michigan's defense, ranked No. 1 nationally, is surrendering just 234.8 yards per game, which is 20 yards less than the No. 2-ranked unit at Clemson. The Wolverines are also No. 1 against the pass (123.2 yards/game) and No. 4 in scoring

No. 1 ... No. 2 & A TIE FOR No. 1 The game will pit the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in FBS history in terms of all-time wins. Michigan has 953 victories and Ohio State has 908. The winner of the game claim the most Big Ten Conference wins as each team enters the game with 511 victories.

SOME SERIES HISTORY Since 1951, Woody Hayes' first season as Ohio State's head coach, the Buckeyes lead the series 37-27-2. Michigan won 13 of the first 15 games in this series with two ties, but since Ohio State's first win in 1919 the series tilts in Ohio State's favor by a 49-45-4 margin. These two teams have played in the regular season finale every year since 1935 except one: in 1942 Ohio State defeated Iowa Pre-Flight to cap a 9-1 season that featured the school's first Associated Press national title.

More Series Notes ... ? Michigan has a Big Ten-best 42 conference titles; Ohio State is second with 36. ? The Ohio State vs. Michigan rivalry was named the greatest rivalry of the 20th century by in 1999. Ali vs. Frazier was No. 2. ? This will be the 101st consecutive season the two schools have met on the gridiron.

In This Corner ... Columbus, Ohio, USA will be the center of the college football universe as it so often is ? as is Ann Arbor, Mich., in odd number years ? when Ohio State and Michigan play. The game will be nationally televised for the umpteenth time and leading up to it the sights, sounds and linear and digital worlds will include:

? FOX Sports' pregame, halftime and postgame show airing live from the NW corner of the end zone;

OHIO STATE LEADERS Passing ...................... #7 Dwayne Haskins ..................... 294-424 (69.3%) ? 3,685 yds. ...............36 TD ? 7 INT ? 335.0 yds./game Rushing ............................. #2 J.K. Dobbins .........................................194 att. ? 915 yards ..................................8 TD ? 83.2 yds./game Receiving .................. #21 Parris Campbell ............................. 66 rec. ? 711 yards ? 9 TD Defense .......................#39 Malik Harrison ................. 57 tackles ? 6.5 TFL ? 1.5 Sacks

MICHIGAN LEADERS Passing .........................#2 Shea Patterson ....................... 168-255 (65.8%) ? 2,177 yds. ................. 18 TD ? 4 INT ? 197.9 yds./game Rushing ........................ #22 Karan Higdon ...................................... 209 att. ? 1,141 yards ................................10 TD ? 110.6 yds./game Receiving ... #9 Donovan Peoples-Jones ............................32 rec. ? 477 yards ? 7 TD Defense ............................. #10 Devin Bush ................ 72 tackles ? 9.5 TFL ? 5.0 Sacks

STAT COMPARISON OSU OPP. PER GM. MICH OPP. 541.8 398.6 Tot. Off. 429.6 234.8 182.4 161.3 Rush Yds. 219.2 111.6 359.5 237.4 Pass Yds. 210.4 123.2 6.6 5.9 Yds./Play 6.3 4.0 41.6 24.6 Scoring 36.6 13.5 69.3 58.9 Penalty Yds. 66.5 48.9 48% 30% 3rd Dwn. Conv. 50% 31%

SERIES HISTORY ? Saturday marks the 115th edition of "The Game." with Michigan leading the series 58-49-6. Since it became the last game of the regular season in 1935, Ohio State holds a 42-36-4 advantage. ? For more match-up specific information, see page 11.

MORE SERIES NOTES ? The Big Ten conference/division championship was decided between Ohio State and Michigan 22 times (since moving to end of the season in 1935). In these meetings, "The Game" was the de facto conference/division championship game, with both teams going 10-10-2. ? Ohio State began awarding gold pants for wins over Michigan in 1934. ? During the "Ten Year War" of 19691978, Ohio State and Michigan were both ranked in the top 10 at the time of "The Game" seven times.

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