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Ohio State Buckeyes star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith did something during the win over Michigan that has fans buzzing.
The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes earned a 27-9 win over the No. 15 Michigan Wolverines in a Week 14 Big Ten game. Here are the highlights.
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.
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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.
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