ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Julian Sayin threw three landing passes, together with a 35-yarder to Jeremiah Smith on a fourth down within the second quarter, and No. 1 Ohio State beat No. 15 Michigan 27-9 in a dominant efficiency on Saturday.
The defending nationwide champion Buckeyes (12-0, 9-0 Massive Ten, No. 1 CFP) seemingly earned a first-round bye within the Faculty Soccer Playoff. They will maintain their prime seed with a win in opposition to No. 2 Indiana (12-0, 9-0, No. 2 CFP) within the convention championship sport Saturday night time in Indianapolis.
Ryan Day ought to sleep nicely, a 12 months after shedding The Recreation when his crew was favored by about three touchdowns. The upset prolonged his shedding streak within the collection to 4 video games and sparked hypothesis he may additionally lose his job.
The Wolverines (9-3, 7-2) began sturdy with two area objectives and an interception on the primary three possessions of the sport, however could not generate strain when Ohio State needed to go.
After throwing an interception on his second snap, redshirt freshman Sayin took benefit of the time and house he needed to throw.
Sayin was 6-of-6 for 68 yards with two touchdowns on third and fourth down within the first half, together with a 4-yard throw to Brandon Inniss with 16 seconds left that made it 17-9 on the break. He completed 19-of-26 for 233 yards and threw for no less than three touchdowns for the sixth time this season.