U-M Hangs in at the Half, Down 14-7

In a half of big plays, OSU scored TDs on its two, a Wells run and a Pryor TD pass to Hartline. U-M had two as well, coming up short after a Brown interception, then scoring a TD after a long Minor run. The score: 14-7.

Ohio State

OSU took the kickoff to the 22.

First down, Terrelle Pryor kept for 3.
Second down, 8. Chris Wells, -1.
Third down, 8. U-M 24. Complete to the U-M 13.

First down, U-M 39, Intercepted by Steve Brown to the OSU 3.

Michigan

First down, OSU 13. Carlos Brown for 1.
Second down, Sheridan -2.
Third down, incomplete.
Fourth down, U-M missed a 35 yard field goal at the 11:05 mark.

Ohio State

First down, PSU 20. Well loss -1.
Second down, 11. Incomplete.
Third down. Incomplete.

Michigan

Fourth down, Odoms drops the punt at the U-M 49 at the 10:35 mark.

Ohio State

First down, U-M 48. Pryor for 1.
Second down, U-M 50. Incomplete deep.
Third down. at the OSU 45.

Michigan

Fourth down, Greg Mathews took the punt to the U-M 25 at the 9:05 mark.

First down, U-M 25. Swing pass to Brown to the 27.
Second down, 8. Screen to Martavious Odoms to the 27.
Third down. Incomplete.

Ohio State

Fourth down, Zoltan Mesko punts it to the OSU 46 at the 7:28 mark.

First down, OSU 46. Wells, no gain.
Second down. Wells for 4.
Third down, 6, 50 yard line. Blitz, Sack by Brandon Harrison at the OSU 40.

Michigan

Fourth down, short punt out of bounds at the U-M 30 at the 5:29 mark.

First down, U-M 30. Brandon Minor, loss -3.
Second down, incomplete.
Third down, U-M 27. Sack at the U-M 16.

Ohio State

Fourth down, Zoltan Mesko punts to the OSU 32, returned to the OSU 42 at the 4:05 mark.

First down, OSU 42. Well goes up the middle 58 yards for the TD at the 3:57 mark.

Ohio State 7, Michigan 0

Michigan

Sam McGuffie takes the kickoff to the U-M 28 at the 3:52 mark.

First down, U-M 28. Flag, illegal substitution, 5 yards. 1st and 15, U-M 23. Minor for 4.
Second down, 11, U-M 27. Minor for 4.
Third down, 7, U-M 31. Incomplete.

Ohio State

Fourth down, Zoltan Mesko punts to the OSU 14, returned to the 22 at the 2:24 mark.

First down, U-M 22. Wells for 3.
Second down, OSU 35. Wells 5 to the 31.
Third down, 1. Wells to the 32.

First down, OSU 32. Brandon Herron for 3.


SECOND QUARTER

Second down, 7, OSU 35, flag, false start. 2nd, 12, OSU 30. QB Draw to the OSU 39.
Third down, 3. Complete to the TE to the OSU 49.

First down, OSU 49. Wells -1.
Second down, 12, OSU 47. Pryor deep to Brian Hartline for the TD at the 13:10 mark.

Ohio State 7, Michigan 0

Michigan

Boubacarr Cissoko bobbles, then takes the kickoff to the U-M 17.

First down, U-M 17. Odoms end around for 7.
Second down, 3, U-M 24. Brown -2.
Third down, 5, U-M 22. Incomplete.

Ohio State

Fourth down, Zoltan Mesko punts to the OSU 45 at the 12:07 mark.

First down, OSU 45. Wells to the U-M 48.
Second down, 3. Wells to the U-M 43.

First down, U-M 43. Herron to the 40.
Second down, 7. Herron to the 35.
Third down, 2. Herron no gain.
Fourth down, OSU timeout. 8:49. Incomplete.

Michigan

First down, U-M 35. Incomplete.
Second down, incomplete.
Third down, swing pass complete to Odoms, first down.

First down, U-M 45. Brown for 3.
Second down, 7, U-M 48. Sack back to the U-M 40.
Third down, 15. Complete to the OSU 46.

Fourth down, less than one, Sheridan sneaks it for the first down.

First down, OSU 45. Minor for 10 to the OSU 34.
First down, OSU 34. Swing pass incomplete.
Second down, Minor for 23 inside the 1.
First down, OSU 1. Minor loses a little.
Second down, OSU 2. Toss to Minor, -5.
Third down, OSU 7. Minor to the 1.

Fourth down, OSU 1. Minor in for the TD at the 2:51 mark.

Ohio State 14, Michigan 7

Ohio State

OSU takes the kickoff to the OSU 30.

First down, OSU 30. Wells for 4.
Second down, 6. Wells for 2.
Third down, 4. Sack by Jamison at the OSU 30.

Michigan

Fourth down, the punt goes out of bounds at the U-M 35 at the 1:09 mark.

First down, U-M 35. Minor -1.
Second down, complete to Odoms at the OSU 45.
First down, OSU 45. 0:32. Sheridan spikes it at the :29 mark.
Second down, screen for 4 to the OSU 41. U-M timeout.
Third down, 6, OSU 41. 0:18. Incomplete.

Fourth down, 0:14. Delay of game. Mesko punts it to the goal line at the 0:04 mark.

Ohio State

First down, sneak, half over.

FIRST HALF STATS

OSU gained 167 yards, 77 passing and 90 rushing.

Michigan has gained 94 yards, 53 passing and 4 rushing.

Wells has 13 carries for 92 yards and a TD.
Minor has 10 carries for 48 yards and a TD.

Pryor is 3-8 for 77 yards, a TD and an int.
Sheridan is 6-15 for 53 yards, a TD and an int.