WATCH: Michigan stuns No. 2 Ohio State, attempts to ‘plant the flag’ as fight breaks out on the 50-yard line
Ohio State and Ryan Day’s struggles against Michigan hit a new low Saturday as the Wolverines, 19.5-point underdogs, pulled off a 13-10 upset over No. 2 team in the country.
What was supposed to be Ohio State’s year to beat Michigan and keep their championship-caliber season on the right path now their Big Ten title and overall positioning in the College Football Playoffs hanging by a thread.
This was Day’s chance to prove he could beat Michigan, to shake off the narrative that he can’t win the rivalry game that defines the program.
Instead, it became another chapter in Michigan’s dominance. The Wolverines have now beaten Ohio State four straight times, all under Day’s tenure. For a coach who inherited Urban Meyer’s seven-game winning streak in the rivalry, a 1-4 record against Michigan feels catastrophic.
The loss wasn’t just bad—it was embarrassing.
Ohio State couldn’t muster a first down in the entire fourth quarter. Their last first down came with over eight minutes left in the third, and when they got the ball back with 45 seconds to go, down three, they couldn’t even move the chains. It was an offensive collapse that will haunt the Buckeyes for a long time.
As if the loss wasn’t enough, chaos erupted after the game when Michigan players celebrated at midfield with a Wolverines flag.
Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer ripped the flag away, reigniting a postgame skirmish that had to be broken up by coaches, security, and police. The frustration was palpable, and for a team that had hyped this game as a must-win, it’s easy to see why emotions boiled over.
Michigan tries to plant the flag, Ohio State not having it, fight at the 50-yard line.
If Ohio State showed that kind of fight during the actual game, maybe they wouldn’t be heading home completely embarrassed right now.
Couple ways to look at it, really.
Ohio State could have taken one final dagger on a nightmare game and let Michigan celebrate, preserving everyone on their team for any penalties heading into the playoffs, or get a moral victory for “defending your turf” after the final whistle.
I’d probably go the former but at the very least, it looks like some players got pepper sprayed to break up the incident? Wild.
This is the first time Michigan has won four straight in the rivalry since the late ’80s and early ’90s, flipping the script on what used to be total Buckeye dominance.
Urban Meyer built this program into a powerhouse that treated beating Michigan as routine. Day, despite his regular-season success, hasn’t been able to carry that tradition forward. Day’s resume will always include Big Ten titles and playoff appearances, but at Ohio State, failing to beat Michigan overshadows everything else.
Saturday’s loss is another painful reminder of how far the Buckeyes have fallen in the rivalry and how much work remains to change the narrative. For now, the weight of those four straight losses is heavier than ever.
Take it away, Dave Portnoy:
Join The Chase
Read More
WATCH: Passenger tries to open an emergency exit door mid-flight on Frontier Airlines, luckily an MMA fighter was a row over
A passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight from San Juan…
Nothing to See Here: One of the 11 missing scientists was found dead in a National Forest with a gunshot to her skull
Remember the missing 12 scientists and UFO researchers? Well, Melissa…
Nick Castellanos DFA’d by the Padres while on the road, playing against the Phillies
Nick Castellanos was designated for assignment by the Padres on…
Comments (0)