Five Things: Ryan Day dropped to 1-2 versus Michigan as the Wolverines steamrolled Ohio State in the second half on the way to an impressive 45-23 victory in Ohio Stadium.
Having spent the last year seething from the whooping, and then woofing, at the hands and mouths of Michigan the previous season in Ann Arbor, Ohio State was outclassed as the Wolverines posted 530 total yards of offense on the strength of five different touchdown plays covering 45 yards or more.
Moreover, the bigger problem is that it doesn't feel like an overreaction to say Day's program is soft and maybe even stale. As a result, Michigan is currently the class of the Big Ten.When Michigan wasn't taking it to Ohio State, or hell sometimes even when it was, the Buckeyes were busy shooting themselves in the foot with nine penalties for 91 yards including six for 71 yards in the second half.
Ohio State tried to help Michigan on its next possession with Cade Stover flagged for a personal foul on a punt play and Lathan Ransom whistled for pass interference on the next snap but Michigan missed a long field goal a few plays later. Still, Michigan did nothing but watch OSU shoot itself in the foot, moving the ball from what should've been a drive starting at the Michigan 28 to all the way to the Ohio State 42 after one snap.
The second half started with more of the same as tight end Colston Loveland got past Lathan Ransom, who seemed at odds with Burke on who was responsible, leading to a 45-yard touchdown catch giving Michigan a 24-20 lead just over three minutes into the third quarter. He hit the hole with aggression, something only Hayden had done in recent weeks, and only one of his carries went for negative yardage .
After beating Ohio State up physically last year, it seemed like Michigan beat the Buckeyes both mentally and physically yesterday. Michigan also played clean with zero second half penalties after recording five in the opening 30 minutes.Obviously many fans are concerned about the program's leadership as Day became the first Ohio State head coach since Cooper to start 1-2 versus Michigan. And with next year's game back in Ann Arbor, 1-3 is a very plausible scenario.
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