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 Huge Ten, No. 1 CFP) probably earned a first-round bye within the School Soccer Playoff.
They’ll hold their prime seed with a win towards No. 2 Indiana (12-0, 9-0, No. 2 CFP) within the convention championship sport Saturday evening in Indianapolis.
Ryan Day ought to sleep effectively, a yr after shedding The Sport when his staff was favored by about three touchdowns. The upset prolonged his shedding streak within the sequence to 4 video games and sparked hypothesis he may also lose his job.
The Wolverines (9-3, 7-2) began sturdy with two subject targets and an interception on the primary three possessions of the sport, however couldn’t generate stress when Ohio State wished to go.
After throwing an interception on his second snap, the redshirt freshman 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 a minimum of three touchdowns for the sixth time this season.
He helped the Buckeyes draw back with an ideal go to Carnell Tate for a 50-yard landing within the third quarter, lofting a ball over the receiver’s shoulder after he received previous Michigan’s secondary.
That put the sport out of attain for the Wolverines, who couldn’t catch up after being relegated to kicking three subject targets within the first half and failing to get their protection off the sphere within the second half.
The Buckeyes eliminated all doubt with a subject objective halfway via the fourth quarter, capping a 20-play, 81-yard drive that took practically 12 minutes off the clock.
Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood, the nation’s No. 1 recruit a yr in the past, was 8 of 13 for a season-low 63 yards with an interception late within the sport.
The Wolverines ran for simply 100 yards on 24 carries towards the nation’s top-ranked protection.
