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Pregame notes ahead of Week 13 matchup at Michigan

IMG_7408by:Andy Backstrom•11/25/23•

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Tommy Eichenberg by Matt Parker/Lettermen Row
Ohio State linebacker Tommy Eichenberg (left) shakes the hand of assistant linebackers coach James Laurinaitis (right) pregame at Michigan Stadium. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — No. 2 Ohio State (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) is in The Big House to face rival No. 3 Michigan (11-0, 8-0) Saturday for The Game.

Lettermen Row has pregame notes:

Pregame updates:

+ Ohio State arrived at The Big House around 10:20 a.m. Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day was greeted by a chorus of Michigan jeers.

+ Lettermen Row recruiting analyst/photographer Matt Parker captured the moment as Ohio State players and coaches entered Michigan Stadium.

+ Ohio State LB Tommy Eichenberg is back in the lineup Saturday. Here he is going through stretching lines pregame. Eichenberg missed the last two games with an arm injury. The Buckeyes held him out to make sure he’d be as healthy as possible for The Game.

+ Ohio State DT Mike Hall Jr. is available Saturday as well. He missed last week’s game against Minnesota. Hall gives the Buckeyes a big lift on the defensive interior. He’s third on the team in pressures generated (23), according to Pro Football Focus.

+ Ohio State quarterbacks Kyle McCord, Devin Brown and Lincoln Kienholz were all getting in throws pregame. Brown is available Saturday. He hasn’t played since his ankle injury against Penn State last month.

+ Here it is: Your weekly McCord-Kienholz connection.

Ohio State vs. Michigan: Game time, details

Michigan leads the all-time series 60-51-6 and has won the last two meetings in the rivalry. But Ohio State has won 18 of the last 21 meetings between bitter rivals.

Last season, the Buckeyes entered The Game as a home favorite and led 20-17 at the half. But the Wolverines hung around and kept it close during the entire first half and wore down the Buckeyes in the second half, outscoring Ohio State 28-3 in the second half to upset Ryan Day’s team and keep control of the rivalry with their first win in Columbus since 2000. Now Ohio State has a chance to go to Ann Arbor and take back the rivalry.

It’s the greatest rivalry in all of sport.

  • Time: 12 p.m. E.T.
  • TV Channel: FOX
  • Date: Saturday, Nov. 25
  • Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Weather: At kickoff, 33º, 0% chance of rain, 7 mph winds
  • The line: Ohio State is a 3.5-point underdog, per FanDuel.
  • Over/under: 45.5 points
  • The Buckeyes are 7-3-1 against the spread this season. The Buckeyes covered the number two weeks ago against Michigan State and again Saturday against Minnesota.
  • Ohio State is 1-2 against Michigan under Ryan Day
  • The Buckeyes have went over the total just twice in their 11 games this season
  • Ohio State is 3-6 against the spread in its last nine games against Michigan
  • Michigan is 5-5-1 against the spread this year
  • The total has gone over in each of the last nine matchups between these rivals
  • The total has gone over in six of the last seven Michigan games
  • Ohio State has won 15 of the last 18 against Michigan

Bold predictions for Buckeyes at Michigan

The Lettermen Row staff thinks Ohio State will find a way at Michigan. But the crew went deeper than its score picks to make bold predictions about what will happen in this year’s edition of The Game.

READ: Bold Predictions for Buckeyes rivalry clash at Michigan

Stick with Lettermen Row for wall-to-wall game-day coverage

Lettermen Row will be on site for comprehensive coverage of Ohio State-Michigan in Ann Arbor, as the Buckeyes take on the Wolverines in The Big House Saturday afternoon. Follow along on X, Instagram and YouTube for experienced coverage.

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