No. 1 Ohio State beats No. 15 Michigan 27-9, sets up game with No. 2 Indiana for B10 title

Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin throws during the first half of an NCAA college football tournament against Michigan Saturday Nov in Ann Arbor Mich AP Photo Ryan Sun AP Ryan Sun Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin throws during the first half of an NCAA college football battle against Michigan Saturday Nov in Ann Arbor Mich AP Photo Ryan Sun AP Ryan Sun ANN ARBOR Mich AP Julian Sayin threw three touchdown passes including a -yarder to Jeremiah Smith on a fourth down in the second quarter and No Ohio State beat No Michigan - in a dominant performance on Saturday The defending national champion Buckeyes - - Big Ten No CFP likely earned a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff They can keep their top seed with a win against No Indiana - - No CFP in the conference championship tournament Saturday night in Indianapolis Ryan Day should sleep well a year after losing The Event when his gang was favored by about three touchdowns The upset extended his losing streak in the series to four games and sparked speculation he might also lose his job We re going to win with humility Day reported choking up on the field in an interview with Fox The Wolverines - - started strong with two field goals and an interception on the first three possessions of the competition but couldn t generate pressure when Ohio State requested to pass Just Sayin After throwing an interception on his second snap the redshirt freshman took advantage of the time and space he had to throw Sayin was of for yards with two touchdowns on third and fourth down in the first half including a -yard throw to Brandon Inniss with seconds left that made it - at the break He finished of for yards and threw for at least three touchdowns for the sixth time this season He helped the Buckeyes pull away with a perfect pass to Carnell Tate for a -yard touchdown in the third quarter lofting a ball over the receiver s shoulder after he got past Michigan s secondary That put the battle out of reach for the Wolverines who couldn t catch up after being relegated to kicking three field goals in the first half and failing to get their defense off the field in the second half The Buckeyes removed all doubt with a field goal midway through the fourth quarter capping a -play -yard drive that took nearly minutes off the clock Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood the nation s No recruit a year ago was of for a season-low yards with an interception late in the match The Wolverines ran for just yards on carries against the nation s top-ranked defense The takeaway Ohio State Day earned a win he desperately needed and improved to - against the Wolverines quieting any critics that were not convinced by the national championship he won Michigan Underwood s uneven season as a passer proved to be costly because it limited big-play prospective against a defense that didn t give up a touchdown for the fifth time this year Up next The Buckeyes will face the Hoosiers for the first time since beating them - a little more than a year ago Michigan will find out next Sunday where it play in a bowl challenge with just pride at stake Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source