Five things to know about Michigan, which has the No. 1 total defense in the nation, a mediocre pass attack and injuries to stars on both sides of the ball entering The Game.
Michigan’s passing performance in last year’s rivalry win wasn’t all that impressive, as the Wolverines finished with just 190 yards, no scores and an interception through the air. Perhaps McCarthy won’t need to reinvent the wheel for Michigan to assert its will on offense, but the Buckeyes may find some confidence in the fact that Harbaugh and company don’t possess a unit that can pass the ball as effectively as it can run it.
Another positive for the Michigan passing offense is that it hasn’t been turnover-prone this season. The Wolverines have thrown three interceptions as an offense through 11 games, and McCarthy’s only tossed two.ESPN's College GameDay, FOX's Big Noon Kickoff Headed to Columbus for Showdown Between Ohio State and MichiganBefore last season, Michigan had never appeared in a Big Ten Championship Game.
The stakes are similar on Saturday, as Michigan can shut Ohio State out of Indianapolis for the second straight season after the Buckeyes’ four-year run as Big Ten champs from 2017-20. At the same juncture, the Buckeyes can make sure the Wolverines don’t have a shot to win back-to-back Big Ten titles for the first time since 2003 and ‘04 – with the latter being a shared crown during the pre-championship game era.
The archrivals did play six of the same conference foes . Outside of that, though, Michigan played an unquestionably weak non-conference schedule with Colorado State, Hawaii and UConn kicking off the Wolverines’ season in consecutive weeks.
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