Curtis Samuel swept in for a 15-yard touchdown after Ohio State barely converted a fourth-and-1 and the second-ranked Buckeyes beat No3 Michigan 30-27 in double overtime Saturday to win one of the greatest games in the history of one of college football’s greatest rivalries. Ohio State wins 30-27 over Michigan in double-OT thriller – as it happened Read moreFacing fourth-and-1 from the 16, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer decided not to kick a potential game-tying field goal with a kicker who had already missed two short ones in regulation. JT Barrett kept it on fourth down and slammed into the back of his blocker, AJ Alexander, right at the line to gain. The Buckeyes will have to wait until Penn State plays to find out if they will play for the Big Ten title. Ohio State wiped out a 10-point third-quarter deficit and dominated the fourth quarter, but Tyler Durbin missed a 20-yard field goal to tie it with 7:01 remaining.
Source: The Guardian November 26, 2016 21:45 UTC