Jack Park, a leading Ohio State football historian, checks in each week during the college football season with a retrospective about the Buckeyes.
Ohio State returns home to face Michigan State on Saturday after winning 28-3 at Illinois to set an NCAA record with 30 consecutive regular-season conference victories. Florida State held the record of 29 straight, set in 1992-95. The Buckeyes’ overal winning streak is now 23, just short of the school record of 24, set in 2012-13.
Saturday’s home finale is definitely OSU’s most vital game-to-date this season. The Buckeyes lead the all-time series against Michigan State 29-14 (.