вЂњIвЂ™m disappointed with that,вЂќ Meyer said after about the fight. OSU freshman running back Dontre Wilson and redshirt-senior right guard Marcus Hall were thrown out after throwing a punch, and sophomore linebacker Royce Jenkins-Stone was kicked out for Michigan. Michigan drove right down the field again against the OSU defense on its next possession, taking the lead again after Gardner found Gallon again, this time for a 17-yard touchdown.ДЄfter the ensuing kickoff, a fight broke out between the two teams that resulted in three ejections. вЂњWe reached a point where we had to match score for score,вЂќ Meyer said about the early scoring. The back-and-forth affair continued as OSU kept the ball on the ground and Miller scampered 53 yards to knot the score at 14. Michigan would drive right down the field against the Buckeye defense again on its next possession, taking the lead again after redshirt-senior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint ran for four yards and a touchdown. The Buckeyes would answer quickly, though, as Miller found junior wide receiver Devin Smith behind the defense for a 53-yard touchdown which tied the game. The Wolverines took the lead early, scoring on their first possession of the game as Gardner topped off a 99 yard drive when he ran it in from one yard out to give Michigan the lead, 7-0. OSU rode the legs of senior running back Carlos Hyde and junior quarterback Braxton Miller to victory, as the two combined for 379 yards rushing and four touchdowns, the last of which by Hyde gave the Buckeyes the lead, 42-35, with 2:20 to go. I ran, I was able to listen to Coach Coombs, and there (the ball) was.вЂќ вЂњSo right there, me and (sophomore linebacker) Josh (Perry) made a swap вЂ¦ Josh ended up going on the blitz, he got the pressure on him, they threw the ball. 3вЂ™s (Michigan redshirt-freshman wide receiver Bo Dever) going to run an angle route,'вЂќ Powell said. вЂњThe last thing I remember is Coach Coombs was like, вЂTyvis, they going to motion in to triple stack and No. Powell said after the win that he knew the play was coming, thanks to OSU special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs. Michigan scored with just 32 seconds on the clock and elected to go for two and the win, but redshirt-junior quarterback Devin GardnerвЂ™s pass was intercepted by redshirt-freshman defensive back Tyvis Powell at the goal line to end the game. вЂњSomeone asked me the question about which means more вЂ“ our 24th win in a row or a second win against our rivals and no question вЂ“ second win against our rivals вЂ¦ That was a battle, and great game.вЂќ

вЂњThatвЂ™s an instant classic,вЂќ OSU coach Urban Meyer said after the win. The Buckeyes (12-0, 8-0) fought off archrival Michigan (7-5, 3-5), 42-41, to extend the nationвЂ™s longest winning streak to 24 games and keep their BCS National Championship dreams alive. вЂ“ It may not have been easy, but the Ohio State football team is perfect once again.

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