Ohio State gets revenge against Michigan in dominant rivalry victory at Big House

It has been zero days since Ohio State beat Michigan The top-ranked squad in the nation got sweet revenge snapping a four-game losing streak against its archrival with a - achievement at the Big House The first sparse minutes seemed to be all Michigan as the Wolverines scored a field goal on their first drive picked off Julian Sayin on the Buckeyes' second play and kicked another field goal to follow But the field goals would prove to be a detriment compared to the Buckeyes' touchdowns that followed CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Ohio State's first number came on a field goal to cut its deficit in half But early in the second Sayin ascertained Jeremiah Smith for a -yard touchdown The play was reviewed for a expected touchback and it appeared Smith lost control of the ball for a split second and did not regain it until he was out of bounds beyond the pylon which would have resulted in a touchback However referees upheld the call Michigan kicked another field goal but the Buckeyes marched down the field again to end the first half with a touchdown by Brandon Innis to go up eight points Snow then started to fall and it seemed like that played right into Ohio State's hands Ohio State and Michigan exchanged punts to begin the second half but Michigan's was just an -yarder that gave OSU great field position On just the second play of the drive Carnell Tate playing in his first encounter since Nov scored a -yard touchdown to put the Buckeyes up - MICHIGAN SPORTSMAN DRAWS UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT PENALTY AFTER HELMET MAKES CONTACT WITH REF IN HEATED EXCHANGEAfter forcing another punt Ohio State then went on a -play drive The Wolverines were able to force a field goal but that did make it a three-possession contest all while killing a lot of clock It was a - Buckeyes lead with to go and there was nothing Michigan could do the rest of the way Sayin completed of his passes for yards while the Buckeyes ran for another Michigan's Bryce Underwood was -for- for yards while the Wolverines had yards rushing It had been since that Ohio State last beat Michigan and last year's loss in Columbus as a three-touchdown favorite was the largest upset in the history of the rivalry Michigan players planted their flag at midfield in Columbus prompting a brawl Surely that was all bulletin board material for the Buckeyes to remember for nearly days Ohio State couldn't plant its flag right now because Michigan players guarded their midfield logo But the players got to celebrate with lots of fans dressed in red in Ann Arbor CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXBUSINESS COMOhio State will now face Indiana the second-ranked organization in the nation in the Big Ten championship next week while Michigan will wait to see which bowl battle it will play in Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter