ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ohio State fans had been waiting all season for a performance like that one.

A week after a disappointing and inexcusable offensive performance in a loss to Michigan State, the Buckeyes dominated arch-rival Michigan on Saturday, 42-13, in front of 111,829 fans at Michigan Stadium.

1 2 3 4 F OHIO STATE 7 7 14 14 42 MICHIGAN 0 10 0 3 13

Ohio State's running game was unstoppable as the Buckeyes gained 369 of their 482 total yards on the ground. Ezekiel Elliott got what he asked for after last week's postgame comments, as the junior running back was unstoppable all day, gaining 214 yards on 30 carries with a pair of touchdowns. Quarterback J.T. Barrett also did his part, carrying the ball 19 times for 139 yards and three scores. Barrett was also 9-for-15 passing through the air for 113 yards and a touchdown.

Perhaps nothing showed Ohio State's dominance more than its second drive of the second half, where the Buckeyes marched 84 yards on 16 plays — 11 of which were runs — in 7 minutes, 5 seconds and capped things off with a 13-yard touchdown run by Barrett. Ohio State also scored fourth-quarter touchdowns on touchdown runs of 10 and 17 yards by Elliott and Barrett, respectively.

The Buckeyes’ opening drive of the second half was quite efficient, covering 82 yards in eight plays. Elliott had 45 yards on three carries and it was a 25-yard touchdown pass from J.T. Barrett to Jalin Marshall that got Ohio State into the end zone.

Ohio State held a 14-3 lead in the second quarter before Michigan’s 11-play, 92-yard drive capped by a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jake Rudock to Jehu Chesson with one minute remaining brought the Wolverines within 14-10 at halftime.

Michigan outgained the Buckeyes in the first half, 226 to 189. Rudock was 14-for-24 passing for 174 yards and the touchdown. Elliott carried the ball 10 times for 99 yards and a score as Ohio State gained 171 of its first-half yards on the ground. Barrett also carried the ball eight times for 64 yards and a touchdown while completing just 3-of-6 passes through the air for 18 yards.

Barrett opened the scoring with a 7-yard touchdown run with 1:05 remaining in the first quarter after Elliott set up the score with a 66-yard run down the sideline. After a Michigan field goal cut it to 7-3, the Buckeyes went on a nine-play, 75-yard drive in 4:24 which was capped by a 5-yard touchdown run by Elliott.

Ohio State moves to 11-1 on the year and awaits its fate during the Michigan State-Penn State game at 3:30 p.m. With the loss, Michigan finishes the regular-season 9-3.

Ohio State Stat MICHIGAN 482 NET TOTAL YARDS 364 369 RUSHING YARDS 57 54 RUSHING ATTEMPTS 25 6.8 AVERAGE PER RUSH 2.3 5 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 0 113 PASSING YARDS 307 9-15 COMPLETIONS–ATTEMPTS 25-47 12.6 AVERAGE PER COMPLETION 12.3 1 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 1 25 1st DOWNS 20 18 RUSHING 1st DOWNS 3 4 PASSING 1st DOWNS 16 3 PENALTY 1st DOWNS 1 69 TOTAL PLAYS 72 7.0 YARDS PER PLAY 5.1 5-6 RED ZONE 3-3 7-13 3rd DOWNS 9-18 1-2 4th DOWNS 1-3 5-39 PENALTIES 7-72 30:06 POSSESSION 29:54

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