in this year's game, the #2 ohio state buckeyes (11–1, 8–1) defeated the #3 michigan wolverines (10–2, 7–2) by a score of 30–27 in double overtime. after neither team scored in the first quarter, michigan opened the scoring in the second quarter via a 28-yard field goal from kenny allen. ohio state responded with a 16-yard interception return from malik hooker. michigan closed the scoring in the first half via a one-yard touchdown run from khalid hill, which made the score 10–7 in favor of michigan at halftime. michigan extended their lead in the third quarter via an eight-yard touchdown pass from wilton speight to hill. ohio state reduced michigan's lead to three points via a one-yard touchdown run from mike weber, before tyler durbin recorded a 23-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter to tie the game and force overtime. in overtime, ohio state scored via a seven-yard touchdown run from j. t. barrett. michigan responded with a five-yard touchdown pass from speight to amara darboh to force double overtime. in double overtime, michigan scored via a 37-yard field goal from allen. on a controversial 4th and 1 play, j.t barrett ran up the middle and was tackled in such a way that the forward progress made it difficult to determine where the ball would be spotted. the result was ultimately that the officials gave ohio state the first down. the next play, curtis samuel recorded a 15-yard touchdown run to win the game.