The Buckeyes use defense (above) and 60% shooting in the first half to jump out to a fast start, then withstood a record-setting scoring performance before turning Minnesota away at the end. OSU opens Big Ten play with an 84-74 win over the Gophers.

The throw...Kyle McCord ponders his final pass of the game, and later admitted, "I didn't get enough on it." Michigan's Rod Moore intercepted to seal Michigan's 30-24 win. Read Jeff Gilbert in Sunday's Press Pros.

Some point, counter-point over who wins Saturday's showdown with TTUN. Buckeye beat writer Jeff Gilbert and publisher Sonny Fulks make sense of Ohio State-Michigan in Friday Press Pros.

If Ohio State gets the victory it cherishes Saturday, Denzel Burke's words on Tuesday will add another chapter to the lore, the legend and the long-awaited next Ohio State victory in college football's greatest rivalry.

Even Brutus got in on it...The Buckeyes improve to 3-1 with an easy win over Western Michigan, their final tuneup before meeting SEC heavy Alabama this week in the Emerald Coast Classic, in Florida. Jeff Gilbert writes.