Ohio State's recent loss to Michigan reignites familiar feelings of disappointment for Buckeyes fans. The article explores the context of this loss, highlighting the team's previous struggles against their rivals and the impact of this defeat on their playoff hopes.
A mere five weeks ago, Michigan was planting its flag at midfield in the Horseshoe as Ohio State fans were lining up to book trips out of Columbus for head coach Ryan Day and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. Watch the CFP Semifinal between Ohio State and Texas LIVE Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m.
PT on Anyone who spends their Saturdays decked out in scarlet and grey was forced to go through those ever-familiar motions – the same ones that have seemingly been played on repeat since Day took the reins from Urban Meyer following the 2018 season. Six years, five games and four losses to the hated rival Wolverines – each coming in succession since 2021, including painstaking defeats that spoiled the Buckeyes’ playoff hopes on two occasions. It was supposed to be different this time around. Ohio State was in the new 12-team playoff regardless, thanks to a gritty win over Penn State in Happy Valley and a convincing romp over Indiana a week before Michigan came to town. But this year’s loss may have been the most bitter, breathing life into an otherwise lost Wolverines season while obliterating the Buckeyes’ momentum – and perhaps more damning, just killing everyone’s mood – on the eve of Selection Sunday.And while an Ohio lawmaker was busy trying to keep Buckeyes fans from getting their feelings hurtThe goal of winning the whole thing isn’t exactly a new concept for the two coaches, but rather a goal Day set out for over a year earlier, when Ohio State was relegated to a low-stakes Cotton Bowl and stood idle as Michigan cruised by Washington in the National Championship. In February, Kelly – who Day coached under at New Hampshire, and then in the NFL with the Eagles and 49ers – joined the Buckeyes’ staff, taking on the role of offensive play-caller, which had previously belonged to the head coach. By then, the pieces were already falling into plac
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