According to his projections (subscription required) Michigan will play (and lose) the Big Ten to Penn State, but then will have a rematch in Ann Arbor with Ohio State. Per Connelly, Michigan will beat OSU for a fifth-straight time in November and make it six in December.

The Texas Longhorns suffered a crushing loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes earlier this month in the College Football Playoff semi-final, ending their season. For

Ohio State had an apparent team meeting after its upset loss to Michigan in the regular season finale. Here's what to know:

Coming off a national championship win over Notre Dame last Monday, the Buckeyes are feeling themselves, but the feeling couldn’t have been any more different nearly two months ago when Ryan Day, the Buckeyes’ often-criticized head coach, was nearly run out of town.

"First, Ohio State (No. 1 on [Mark] Schlabach's list) is obviously in despite a challenging 2025 schedule (No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Penn State at home, No. 13 Illinois and No. 21 Michigan on the road) and the requisite loss to the Wolverines," Connelly noted. "The Buckeyes will go 2-1 against the other headliners and advance at 10-2."

The college football odds for "The Game" just dropped and fans may be surprised that the spread has already moved significantly. There has been plenty of chatter that the Buckeyes benefitted from the team's loss to the Wolverines during their surge in the College Football Playoff.

One of the most surprising coaching moves of the college football offseason, former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is headed to Penn State to serve in the same role for the Buckeyes' Big Ten rival.

Judkins, who transferred from Ole Miss last offseason, has inserted himself as one of the top playmakers for the Buckeyes this season. Since the 13-10 loss to Michigan that ended their regular season, Ohio State has been on a tear — beating Tennessee, Oregon and Texas by a combined 59 points.

Ohio State won the College Football Playoff on Monday. Memories came flooding back to 2014 national champs Devin Smith, Steve Miller and Doran Grant.

Early betting odds for Michigan vs. Ohio State 2025 "The Game" football matchup released one day after the Buckeyes' National Championship

Nina Day, wife of Ohio State coach Ryan Day, received unsolicited text messages following the Buckeyes' loss to Michigan in November suggesting that her husband should commit suicide. "They told me multiple times to have Ryan follow in his father's footsteps and kill himself,