No. 1 Ohio State faces No. 15 Michigan in a high-stakes rivalry matchup with College Football Playoff implications in the 128th edition of The Game.

If Michigan wins a fifth straight games in the rivalry, it would rank as the second-biggest upset in terms of point spreads in at least 30 years.

Michigan State has not won a game in eight straight tries, all in conference play, succumbing to blowouts, nailbiters and its own mistakes along the way. That hasn’t deterred Smith’s group, he believes, adamant that this group isn’t quitting.

Secondly, Michigan needs to knock off Ohio State at home. That would give Wolverines and Buckeyes an identical 8-1 conference record, but would place Michigan over Ohio State in the tie-breaker criteria, thanks to the head-to-head result. The Wolverines are currently 13.5 underdogs at home.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, known for sporting a red sweater-vest when he led the Ohio State football team, may be feeling blue if the Buckeyes lose to the University of Michigan on Saturday. Tressel has agreed to wear a blue vest if the Wolverines win the annual showdown.

He's capable of doing so and can keep drives alive against one of the elite run defenses in college football. Oregon is going to score a lot, but Washington keeps it close enough. … Oregon 34, Washington 31.

Defending champion and top-ranked Ohio State travels to Ann Arbor with a perfect 11-0 record and a massive burden of history. The Buckeyes have lost four consec