Newsstand: 2023's key to success in 'The Game'
Michigan football has taken over the Ohio State rivalry over the last two years thanks to elite, punishing play in the trenches. And if there is any shot that things even out this season between the two hated rivals, OSU has to prove it can hold up in a four-quarter street fight with the Wolverines.
Ahead of the 2023 season, FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt says that Ohio State needs to get better in the trenches to have a shot to beat Michigan. The Wolverines are coming off back-to-back Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line performances, and have two of the best backs in the country in Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards.
The Buckeyes have wilted in back-to-back years when the intensity has been ramped up. Michigan wants to make sure it stays that way.
“And so, to me, that’s exactly where Ohio State has to get better,” Klatt said. “Kyle McCord is going to be fine as a quarterback. If I’m a Buckeye fan, the last thing I’m worried about is the fact that I’ve got a new quarterback.
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“The most imminent thing I’m concerned about is whether my defensive line is good enough and better and up to par to stop the run of the Michigan Wolverines? Because that’s the only way that they’re gonna go out there and win that division.”
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“I think these two numbers really put it in perspective what this division is all about. 250 and 242. What do those represent? Those represent last year’s rushing yards in the second half of the Ohio State-Penn State games. Michigan was thoroughly dominant at the line of scrimmage when they needed to be against their two biggest opponents within their conference. That’s where this conference, this division is going to come down to. You’re not going to beat Michigan unless you can control their run game, okay? Neither of those teams were able to do that last year. And it looks like it’s going to be even more difficult to do that moving forward into this year.”
– Joel Klatt on what it will take to supplant Michigan in the Big Ten East
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