Despite efforts by plenty of Ohio State fans to diminish the meaning of 'The Game,' the guys who actually play in that rivalry know what the stakes are. And wit

Roddy Gayle Jr. made the tough choice to transfer from Ohio State to Michigan last offseason. He heard the boos all day, but delivered late.

Ohio State might be on top of the college football world, defeating Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff national championship game, but the Buckeyes are on the low end of the totem pole with the rivalry against Michigan.

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The Michigan Wolverines (20-5, 12-2) traveled to Columbus on Sunday for their first rivalry game of the season under Dusty May. Heading into hostile territory was difficult, but the Wolverines continued their winning streak by beating the Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 86-83.

The Michigan Wolverines are scheduled to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes this coming Sunday at 1 p.m. EST at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, a game that will mark the return of former OSU star Roddy Gayle Jr.

Area 51 is a large property known as the Nevada Test and Training Range, where nuclear bombs are tested. The Wolverines' “Twin Towers” definitely dropped bombs in Columbus, as they combined for 37 points in the victory.

In a back-and-forth battle that featured 11 ties and 16 lead changes, the No. 20 Wolverines gritted their way to an 86-83 win over Ohio State. It was the sixth straight win for Michigan, each of which have come by four points or fewer, to continue what has been a remarkable turnaround for first-year head coach Dusty May.

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day reached the low point of his career. He came into this past season facing a lot of pressure as the Buckeyes had lost three games in a row against rival Michigan.

he joked about how the holdover Wolverines like Tschetter and Nimari Burnett gave him a hard time about Michigan's win over Ohio State last year. Even this week, when he recalled the interaction, he said he reminded them "we beat them in Columbus."