Michigan football shocks Ohio State 13-10, then fight breaks out postgame

In a thrilling and dramatic finish, the Michigan Wolverines emerged victorious over Ohio State with a 13-10 win at Ohio Stadium, marking their fourth consecutive victory in the fierce rivalry. With just 45 seconds left on the clock, Dominic Zvada nailed a 21-yard field goal to break the tie, sending the Wolverines into a well-earned celebration.

Despite being 19½-point underdogs, Michigan managed to stun the highly favored Buckeyes (10-2, 7-2). The Wolverines’ defense played a pivotal role in the outcome, holding firm under pressure to secure the win. Michigan (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) took advantage of Ohio State’s mistakes and missed opportunities, including a costly failure to seize a chance to play Oregon in the Big Ten Championship.

The intense rivalry reached a boiling point after the game, as tensions flared and a skirmish broke out at midfield. Michigan players, celebrating their hard-fought win, waved a Michigan flag in front of Ohio State players, leading to an exchange of words and pushing that lasted several minutes. This chaotic moment added to the drama of the victory, symbolizing the raw emotion that accompanies one of the most storied rivalries in college football.

In the end, it was a combination of strong defense, timely offense, and the Buckeyes’ self-inflicted errors that handed Michigan another memorable win in this long-standing rivalry.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michigan football put itself in position to pull the stunner against rival No. 2 Ohio State.

And, with plenty of help from the self-wounding Buckeyes, the Wolverines got it done to crush the

Dominic Zvada converted a 21-yard field goal with 45 seconds left to break the tie, and the Wolverines defense held up to give Michigan a 13-10 victory at Ohio Stadium and its fourth straight over its rival. Michigan (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) was a 19½-point underdog against OSU (10-2, 7-2), which squandered a chance to play Oregon for the Big Ten championship game.

A skirmish broke out at midfield, when Michigan players gathered at midfield waving a Michigan flag in the faces of Ohio State players. It lasted several mi

Fox TV play-by-play man Gus Johnson said the planting of the flag was uncalled for and unnecessary.

Michigan senior running back Kalel Mullings rushed for 116 yards on 32 carries and said postgame, “For such a great game, you hate to see stuff like that after the game. It’s bad for the sport, bad for college football. But at the end of the day, some people, they gotta learn how to lose, man. You can’t be fighting and stuff just cause you lost the game. We had 60 minutes, we had four quarters to do all that fighting and now people want to talk and fight. That’s wrong, it’s just bad for the game, classless in my opinion. People gotta be better.”

The game was filled with mistakes from both offenses. Jayden Fielding missed two short field goals for OSU and Will Howard threw two interceptions, one to Aamir Hall in the second quarter which set up the Wolverines’ lone touchdown. U-M’s Davis Warren threw two interceptions, including one into the end zone with the game tied in the middle of the fourth quarter.

The Wolverines will learn their 2024 bowl season fate a week from Sunday.