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Instant Analysis: What Went Wrong For Ohio State Buckeyes In Third Straight Loss to Michigan Wolverines
What specifically went wrong for the Ohio State Buckeyes in their defeat to the Michigan Wolverines is examined by BuckeyesNow.com.
The Ohio State Buckeyes suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, their third consecutive loss to their bitter rivals.
So what went wrong with the Ohio State team? Brendan Gulick, publisher of BuckeyesNow.com, provides his immediate perspective of the defeat below:
For the second time in that run at Michigan Stadium, Ohio State lost to Michigan for the third year in a row. The Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes 45–23 in Ohio Stadium during the previous season.
In the defeat to the Wolverines on Saturday, quarterback Kyle McCord of the Buckeyes appeared flustered and threw two interceptions. McCord had recorded two multiple-interception games this season and in his career, the first occurring during Ohio State’s 24-10 triumph over the Wisconsin Badgers on October 28.
Throughout the game, there were difficulties on both the offensive and defensive lines. For the most part of the game, Michigan running back Blake Corum ran the ball at his leisure while the Wolverines repeatedly rushed and sacked McCord.
Ohio State’s defense was consistently mauled by Michigan, particularly in the second half of the game. In the last two quarters, the Wolverines outscored the Buckeyes 16–14, scoring on each of their possessions.
Ohio State’s loss to Michigan ensures they will not play in the College Football Playoff and the Big Ten Championship the following weekend. The Buckeyes must assume that the No. 4 Washington Huskies and No. 5 Florida State Seminoles lose their respective games on Saturday and the conference titles the following weekend in order to have any hope of competing for the National Championship.