Michigan vs. Ohio State Game Preview: How to Watch and Predictions for The Game

It's finally upon us.

The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-1, 6-1 B1G) take on No. 10 Michigan (9-2, 6-1 B1G) on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor for the 112th edition of The Game.

With Michigan State's win over the Buckeyes last week, the game at the Big House this week is not quite what it could have been with the chance for a trip to Indy, but it is important nonetheless. The winner of this game needs a Penn State win over the Spartans to win the Big Ten East division.

Regardless, this is the matchup college football fans across the nation have been waiting for all season. The inaugural meeting of Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer in one of the best rivalries in sports.

The Buckeyes are coming off of an emotional week following their first loss of the season, while the Wolverines have rode a four game win streak into this Saturday.

OSU running back Ezekiel Elliott didn't get many touches last week, but that should not be the case against the Wolverines. The Michigan run defense has been spotty at times in recent games and Elliott is the best back they will face all season.

They'll have their work cut out for them.

Containing Elliott is Michigan's biggest task on the defensive side of the ball. Offensively, the Wolverines will need to find its own run game, which has faded since a strong start to the season.

Jake Rudock and the passing attack have taken a huge step forward, but Michigan would benefit from balance in this game. And that starts up front.

MSU gave the Wolverines a blueprint on how to rattle the Buckeyes up front. The Spartans dominated the trenches on both sides of the football.

The line on this game has shifted all week. The Buckeyes opened as a small favorite, the money shifted the way of the Wolverines to make them favored, back down to a pick 'em game and now OSU is favored by a single point.

Saturday will be fun, and both teams will be looking for their ever-elusive signature win of this season. As far as predictions go, I have the Buckeyes winning a nailbiter by a score of 28-27.

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Game Info

Teams: #8 Ohio State (10-1) vs. #10 Michigan (9-2)

Date: November 28th, 2015

Location: Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. (107,601)

Kickoff: 12 p.m. ET

Television: ABC/WatchESPN App

Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network (for a list of affiliates, click here)

Spread: Ohio State -1

Fun Facts

• Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will be on the call on the TV broadcast.
• Michigan leads the all-time series 58-47-6 vs. the Buckeyes and 31-21-4.
• The Wolverines won the first meeting in 1897 by a score of 34-0.
• OSU has won 11 of the last 12 meetings in the series.
• Jim Harbaugh faces OSU having beaten them twice as U-M's starting QB in 1985 and 1986.
• Michigan has 21 players on its roster from the state of Ohio.
• The "Legacy Jerseys" from the Dave Brandon era will go back into retirement on Saturday. The Wistert brother's No. 11, Desmond Howard's No. 21, Bennie Oosterbaan's No. 47, Gerald Ford's No. 48, Ron Kramer's No. 87 and Tom Harmon's No. 98.

Hitting the Links: MnB's Michigan vs. Ohio State Coverage

11-27 - The Michigan Man Podcast Episode 285 w/ Columbus Dispatch writer Tim May

11-27 - MnB Roundtable: Michigan vs. Ohio State

11-26 - Michigan vs. Ohio State Gets the Taiwanese Animation treatment

11-26 - Week 13 Lock: Cracking the Egg (Bowl)

11-25 - Harbaugh vs. Ohio State: A Bomb and a Guarantee

11-25 - Jabrill Peppers: "I've Been Waiting for The Game My Whole Life"

11-25 - Getting to Know The Ohio State Buckeyes

11-25 - Visiting Bo: Harbaugh Joins the Graveyard Walk

11-24 - Michigan Moves Up to No. 10 in the CFP Rankings

11-24 - The Michigan Man Podcast Episode 283 w/ Angelique Chengelis

11-24 - The State of the Michigan and Ohio State Rivlary

11-24 - Big Ten Week 13 Odds: Rivalry Week Trap Games

11-24 - MASCOT FIGHT CLUB: Michigan vs. Ohio State

11-23 -Harbaugh Downplays the Michigan/Ohio State Rivalry

11-23 - Michigan vs. Ohio State Hype Video

11-23 - Bo Schembechler's Words that Iced OSU's Kicker in 1986

11-23 - Wolverines Looking to End Year With Signature Victory vs. OSU

11-22 - Michigan Shifts from Underdog to Favorite to Underdog vs. Ohio State

Week 13 College Football TV Schedule

Thu, Nov 26, 2015
7:30 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	South Florida	at	UCF
7:30 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Texas Tech	at	Texas
Fri, Nov 27, 2015
12:00 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	Miami (FL)	at	Pittsburgh
12:00 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Marshall	at	Western Kentucky
12:00 PM ET ABC	(15) Navy	at	Houston
12:00 PM ET CBSS	Western Michigan	at	(24) Toledo
12:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Kent State	at	Akron
1:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Eastern Michigan	at	Central Michigan
2:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Troy	at	Georgia State
2:30 PM ET CBSSEC Live	Missouri	at	Arkansas
3:30 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Oregon State	at	(17) Oregon
3:30 PM ET FOXFoxSportsGo	(20) Washington State	at	Washington
3:30 PM ET ABC	(4) Iowa	at	Nebraska
3:30 PM ET CBSS	Boise State	at	San Jose State
4:30 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Massachusetts	at	Buffalo
7:30 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	(7) Baylor	at	(19) TCU
8:00 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Tulsa	at	Tulane
Sat, Nov 28, 2015
12:00 PM ET CBSS	Cincinnati	at	East Carolina
12:00 PM ET ESPNNWatchESPN	SMU	at	Memphis
12:00 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Iowa State	at	West Virginia
12:00 PM ET BTNBTN2Go	Indiana	at	Purdue
12:00 PM ET BTNBTN2Go	Maryland	at	Rutgers
12:00 PM ET FSNFoxSportsGo	Southern Miss	at	Louisiana Tech
12:00 PM ET ABC	(8) Ohio State	at	(10) Michigan
12:00 PM ET ASN	Florida Atlantic	at	Old Dominion
12:00 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	(1) Clemson	at	South Carolina
12:00 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Virginia Tech	at	Virginia
12:00 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	Georgia	at	Georgia Tech
12:00 PM ET SECNWatchESPN	Louisville	at	Kentucky
12:30 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Boston College	at	Syracuse
12:30 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Duke	at	Wake Forest
2:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Louisiana-Lafayette	at	Appalachian State
2:00 PM ET RSRM/RSNW	UNLV	at	Wyoming
2:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	South Alabama	at	Georgia Southern
2:30 PM ET FCS	Middle Tennessee	at	Texas-San Antonio
2:30 PM ET PAC12Pac-12 Live	Colorado	at	(23) Utah
3:30 PM ET ABC/ESPN2WatchESPN	(14) North Carolina	at	NC State
3:30 PM ET CBSSEC Live	(2) Alabama	at	Auburn
3:30 PM ET ASN	Charlotte	at	Rice
3:30 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	Penn State	at	(5) Michigan State
3:30 PM ET BTNBTN2Go	Wisconsin	at	Minnesota
3:30 PM ET FSNFoxSportsGo	UTEP	at	North Texas
3:30 PM ET ABC/ESPN2WatchESPN	(22) UCLA	at	USC
3:30 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	(16) Northwestern	vs. (Chicago, IL)	Illinois
3:30 PM ET CBSS	BYU	at	Utah State
4:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Arkansas State	at	New Mexico State
4:00 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Kansas State	at	Kansas
4:00 PM ET SECNWatchESPN	Vanderbilt	at	Tennessee
5:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Texas State	at	Idaho
7:00 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Connecticut	at	(25) Temple
7:15 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	(18) Mississippi	at	(21) Mississippi State
7:30 PM ET FOXFoxSportsGo	(6) Notre Dame	at	(9) Stanford
7:30 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	(13) Florida State	at	(12) Florida
7:30 PM ET SECNWatchESPN	Texas A&M	at	LSU
8:00 PM ET ABC	(3) Oklahoma	at	(11) Oklahoma State
9:00 PM ET CBSS	Colorado State	at	Fresno State
10:00 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Arizona State	at	Cal
10:15 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Air Force	at	New Mexico
10:45 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	Nevada	at	San Diego State
11:00 PM ET MWC	Louisiana-Monroe	at	Hawaii