10+ hour, 10+ min ago (609+ words) BLOOMINGTON "Indiana football will get a chance to avenge a loss that's haunted them for more than a year at Lucas Oil Stadium next week. The No. 2 Hoosiers (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) clinched a spot in the conference championship on Friday night by beating Purdue.They watched the No. 1 Buckeyes (12-0, 9-0) grab the other open spot on Saturday by beating Michigan, 27-9, to set up a battle of the only remaining undefeated teams in the country. This year's matchup between the top two teams in the country will likely determine the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff with the winner locking up a trip to the Rose Bowl for the quarterfinals as the conference's highest ranked team. Here's three things to know about Ohio State: More: How Indiana football's "bunch of misfits' made history against Purdue The Big Ten title game will pit…...

17+ hour, 8+ min ago (257+ words) The post Ohio State football's Jeremiah Smith, Carnell Tate expected to play vs. Michigan appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Ohio State Buckeyes football team received a massive boost hours before kickoff in Ann Arbor, as ESPN's Pete Thamel reported that wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate are expected to be available for the highly anticipated Michigan game. The news gives the reigning national champions full strength at a position crucial to their offensive identity. Thamel posted to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account on Saturday morning, noting that both receivers have battled lower-body injuries and were officially listed as questionable entering the weekend. "Sources: Ohio State star wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate are expected to play against Michigan on Saturday. Smith missed one game and Tate has missed three games. Both have lower body injuries." The…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago (303+ words) The Pittsburgh Penguins will return to action on Friday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. This will be the second of four meetings between the two teams this year after the Blue Jackets beat the Penguins in a shootout on Oct. 25. The Penguins came back from two goals behind in the third period to salvage a point, but weren't able to secure the extra one. The Penguins are coming off a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, which snapped a two-game losing streak from last weekend. Meanwhile, the Blue Jackets are coming off a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday and have lost three in a row and four of their last five. Like the Penguins, they are in desperate need of points. Kirill Marchenko won't be available for the Blue Jackets in this contest as he's…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago (651+ words) Ohio State hasn't played in a Big Ten championship game since the 2020 season. Michigan is the reason why. There might as well have been a Block M padlock denying the Buckeyes access to Lucas Oil Stadium each of the past four seasons because a loss in The Game has kept them out of Indianapolis in December. Ryan Day has posted an 81-10 record as Ohio State's head coach, dating back to when he stepped in for a suspended Urban Meyer to start the 2018 season, but he's just 1-4 against the Wolverines. Last season, the Buckeyes face-planted at home against a flag-planting Michigan team " despite the Wolverines' revolving door at quarterback and loss of a program-record 13 draftees from their 2023 national championship team " prompting a season-defining, player-led meeting that sparked Ohio State's own run to win it all. Michigan has caused Day well-documented anguish....

6+ day, 7+ hour ago (215+ words) After taking down Maryland over the weekend, the Michigan Wolverines are still No. 18 overall in the ESPN FPI rankings. Much like we had been forecasting, Michigan had to take care of some pesky Big Ten foes before putting all the chips in the middle of the table for The Game this Saturday. Speaking of The Game, the ESPN FPI is giving Michigan a 21.8 percent chance of upsetting the Buckeyes. The FPI has given Michigan just a 0.9 percent chance of winning the conference, a 7.2 percent chance of making the College Football Playoff, and minuscule odds of winning or even reaching the National Championship. Obviously, this game is a must-win. If the Wolverines can extend their streak in this rivalry to five straight, perhaps it will be enough to sneak them into the the Big Ten Championship Game and CFP. If they…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago (177+ words) Another week of the college football season means another iteration of the US LBM Coaches poll, and another week of Ohio State showing up on top. The Buckeyes have been ranked No. 1 since the win over Texas after Week 1, meaning they have now topped the poll for 13 weeks in a row. Coming in behind Ohio State are some familiar teams. In fact, there weren't any changes inside the top ten of the poll. That means Indiana checks in at No. 2, followed by Texas A&M (3), Georgia (4), Oregon (5), Ole Miss (6), Texas Tech (7), Oklahoma (8), Notre Dame (9), and Alabama (10). Here's a look at the entire US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 13 No. 21 Missouri; No. 24 Houston; Arizona State 86; Navy 58; Washington 39; Missouri 32; Iowa 32; Arizona 30; San Diego State 29; Houston 22; Penn State 4; Illinois 4; Connecticut 4; UNLV 2; South Florida 1; This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State remains…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago (228+ words) Yes, I'm giving an A. I know Bo Jackson ruined the opening drive with a bad fumble. But this was the first time all year we saw the offensive line consistently block to the second level. The running backs had space, and they finally made the most of it. Rutgers has a bad rush defense, yes, but this was a clear and obvious improvement from the offense. Max Klare did an amazing job as a receiving tight end, reminding everyone that he was the third threat in this passing attack most of the season. And he was lethal as a primary option. Brandon Inniss also added a highlight reel touchdown catch in case we forgot about him this season. Yes, I'm lumping the whole defense in together. It was that dominant. From highlight plays like Caden Curry's fumble and almost-touchdown to…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago (181+ words) Abdullah Mason became the youngest active male world champion on Saturday, Nov. 22, beating Sam Noakes by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO lightweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mason, 21, who had previously never been past the sixth round, won on all three judges' scorecards. The 12-round fight was scored 117111, 115113 and 115113 for Mason. "I am now boxing's youngest active world champion," Mason said after the fight. "We got the win, but it was a tough fight. We're on to the next." The victory caps a rapid rise for the Bedford-born Mason, who improved to 200 with 17 knockouts. Mason's first professional fight came in 2021. This year he's fought four times already. Mason, who fights out of Cleveland, is signed to Top Rank Boxing. He trains under his father, Valiant Mason, alongside his four brothers at Little Giants Gym in Euclid. With the…...

1+ week, 52+ min ago (593+ words) ANN ARBOR, Mich. " In a rivalry defined by its intensity, the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines didn't just beat the Ohio State Buckeyes this weekend"they made history, and they did it with an exclamation point. Capping off a perfect weekend at Yost Ice Arena, Michigan routed Ohio State 8-1 on Saturday night, securing the program's 100th all-time victory over their arch-rivals. The dominant performance followed a gritty 5-2 comeback win on Friday, earning the Wolverines a crucial Big Ten sweep that showcased both their resilience and their explosive offensive depth. Saturday: A Historic Rout Saturday's contest, dubbed "Bricks and Blocks Night," saw the Wolverines (13-3-0, 6-2-0 Big Ten) dismantle the Buckeyes (5-7-0, 1-5-0) with surgical precision. While the final scoreline suggested a lopsided affair from puck drop, the game was actually a testament to Michigan's opportunistic scoring and the stellar play of freshman goaltender Jack Ivankovic. Despite being…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago (883+ words) Ohio State continued its quest for a perfect season on Saturday when it closed out its home schedule with a 42-9 win over Rutgers. Normally, we would take 10 interesting numbers from the game to look at, but since we all have our eyes on next week's date with That Team Up North, the second half of this week's article will look at some numbers pertaining to The Game. With their defensive effort against Rutgers today, Ohio State's defense became the first since Oklahoma's in 1987 to hold each of its first 11 opponents of the season to less than 17 points. Through their first 11 games this year, the Buckeyes have only given up 84 points. By missing on their two-point conversion attempt after Antwan Raymond's touchdown in the second half, Rutgers became the seventh team this year who have failed to score at least 10 points…...