Michigan beats Ohio State for third straight win in rivalry - ESPN

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With Jim Harbaugh nowhere in sight and a scandal hanging over their heads, J.J. McCarthy and No. 3 Michigan stared down No. 2 Ohio State and ran the school's win streak against the Buckeyes to three games with a 30-24 victory Saturday in maybe the most consequential game in the history of the storied rivalry.

Michigan's Rod Moore intercepted Kyle McCord's wobbly pass intended for All-American Marvin Harrison Jr. at the Wolverines' 21-yard line with 25 seconds left, setting off a wild celebration on the home team's sideline.

McCarthy took a knee, Michigan fans poured over the brick walls of the Big House and onto the field, and the Wolverines (12-0, 9-0) were off to their third straight Big Ten title game.

In a season of high expectations that now has a championship-or-bust feel, Michigan is a victory away from a third consecutive College Football Playoff appearance.

For coach Ryan Day and the Buckeyes (11-1, 8-1), it's another year of lamenting a loss in the most important game on the schedule for Ohio State and wondering what has happened to the program that spent a decade and a half dominating Michigan.

Day is now 1-3 against the Wolverines. Before he took over from Urban Meyer, Ohio State had won seven straight meetings and 14 of 15.

McCarthy went 16-for-20 for 148 yards and a touchdown. If this was the third-year player's final appearance in The Game, he'll finish 3-0.

The 119th Ohio State-Michigan game was guaranteed to be memorable even before it kicked off. With Michigan being investigated by the NCAA for allegations of in-person scouting and sign stealing and Harbaugh serving the last game of a Big Ten-imposed suspension, the circumstances around The Game were historically unprecedented.

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