Ohio State football will miss the Big Ten Championship Game after its loss to Michigan, and that might help them as the CFP heats up.

Michigan has officially broken the Buckeyes and it started on a snowy day in Ann Arbor in 2021. It’s lingered ever since. It’s a failure by this team. A failure by the program. A failure by an era of Buckeyes who have spent their entire careers failing to live up to expectations.

The Wolverines, much maligned for a lackluster offense all season, did enough when it mattered most. Michigan won the rushing battle, as every winner in this contest since 2001 has, made a pair of game-changing plays on special teams and bowed up on defense against a top-10 offense all game to pull the upset over No.