Buckeyes nearly derail Wolverines
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Troy Smith barely got on the field for Ohio State earlier this season. After the Buckeyes&#39; biggest game of the year, he had trouble getting off it.
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The Michigan Wolverines played solidly early and late in the game, but they struggled on offense in between.
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Seven-footer Greg Oden gets all the attention for No. 3 Ohio State. Maybe the shortest Buckeye deserves just as much.  Mike Conley Jr. scored a career-high 23 points and high school teammate Oden created havoc at the defensive end to lead the Buckeyes past Michigan 76-63 on Tuesday night.
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Rivas missed a 38-yard field goal attempt wide left in the third quarter that could have extended No. 13 Michigan&#39;s lead against No.
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Michigan State used a powerful rushing attack to rout No. 4 Wisconsin 49-14 yesterday and knock the Badgers out of the national championship race.
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The Buckeyes stunned the No. 7 Wolverines, who still get to go to Pasadena because they defeated co-Big Ten Champion Iowa, 30-17, on Sept 25.
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ANN ARBOR , Mich. -- Freshman Chad Henne threw for two touchdowns in a surprising start for Michigan, helping the eighth-ranked Wolverines to a 43-10 victory over Miami of Ohio yesterday that ended the nation's longest winning streak.
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Ohio State still has that last-minute magic. Mike Nugent's 55-yard field goal as time expired gave the ninth-ranked Buckeyes a 24-21 victory over Marshall on Saturday.
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What was supposed to be a tuneup turned into a stunner: Appalachian State 34, No. 5 Michigan 32.
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Greg Oden scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half to help No. 1 Ohio State beat Michigan 65-61 on Saturday. After trailing by six, the Buckeyes (27-3, 15-1) held the Wolverines (20-11, 8-8) scoreless for the final 3:54 to win their 14th straight game and their first as a top-ranked team since 1962.
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Ohio State cornerback Dustin Fox watched the video of the Buckeyes&#39; lopsided loss to Michigan last season about 10 times. &quot;No, that&#39;s way above normal,&quot; the senior said.
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Ohio State keeps winning. Barely. Jamar Butler scored 18 points and Greg Oden had 17 points and 14 rebounds to help the No. 2 Buckeyes beat Penn State for the second time in eight days, 68-60 on Wednesday night.
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On Sunday, the day after Ohio State dropped to 0-3 in the Big Ten with a 33-7 loss at Iowa, the Columbus Dispatch ran a single word above its game story on the Buckeyes: &quot;Embarrassing.
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Ohio State cornerback Dustin Fox watched the video of the Buckeyes' lopsided loss to Michigan last season about 10 times. Anything unusual about that? "No, that's way above normal," the senior said. "I'm watching it to see how they kicked our rear ends last year, because they did. They came in up there and they definitely played more physical than we did. That's important for us to get back to that physical, Big Ten play."
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Greg Oden took a half to get acclimated. Once he settled in, he became the force on offense that No. 1 Ohio State needed for its 15th straight victory.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio State offense that did little right all season could do no wrong against Michigan. The Buckeyes didn&#39;t commit a turnover, prevented the Wolverines from getting a sack and converted
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This time, Ohio State needed four whole plays to reach the end zone in the BCS national championship game. Mirroring its quick start in last year's final game, Chris "Beanie" Wells broke off a 65-yard run on the first possession and the top-ranked Buckeyes and No. 2 LSU were tied 10-10 in the second quarter of the title game.