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How did Ohio State beat Michigan?

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes beat the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines 30-27 in double overtime on Saturday, the first overtime game in the history of the series.

Ohio State trailed 17-7 in the fourth quarter, making Saturday the Buckeyes’ largest comeback win over the Wolverines since 1987, when Ohio State rallied from a 13-0 deficit to win 23-20.

How did the Buckeyes do it?

On defense

Ohio State intercepted Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight twice. For Speight, who missed the previous week’s game against Indiana with a shoulder injury, it was the first game of his career with multiple interceptions.