MY THOUGHTS.....Michigan

 

The Ohio State Buckeyes suffered an embarrassing beat down at the hands of their rival.  The 45-23 loss is the worst loss in the ‘Shoe since November 11, 1999 when Illinois blasted the Buckeyes 46-20.  After a decent first half which saw the Buckeyes lead 20-17, the bottom fell out after halftime as Michigan got touchdowns on five plays of 45 yards or longer.  Ohio State’s offense reached the end zone twice in 14 possessions.  Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy had a field day, going 13 for 25 for 278 yards and his three long touchdown passes.  Ohio State’s defense also gave up two long touchdown runs of 75 and 85 yards to Michigan’s Donovan Edwards, who finished the day with 216 yards.  C.J. Stroud threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw two picks in a game that ended his Heisman hopes.  DeaMonte Trayanum ended up getting most of the carries, ending up with 83 yards, while Miyan Williams got 34.Emeka Egbuka led Ohio State’s receivers with nine catches for 125 yards and a touchdownand Marvin Harrison Jr hauled in seven for 120 and a touchdown.  On the defense that got torched, Tommy Eichenberg led the way with seven tackles and J.T. Tuimoloau had four and two tackles for loss.  But, all in all, it was a sad performance and Coach Ryan Day is beginning to be compared to another coach who couldn’t beat Michigan.  Indeed, Ryan Day’s seat will be getting warm.

If Ohio State doesn’t get into the playoff, they will be Rose Bowl-bound to face USC, Utah, or Washington.