ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After Michigan football beat Northwestern, 50-6, on Saturday, senior edge rusher Josaiah Stewart sat at the podium and was asked, despite being a heavy underdog vs. Ohio State, if he expected to win. “Are you serious?” Stewart retorted. “Yeah. Yeah.”

"Biggest piece of this game is the rushing battle, you’ve seen that every year,” Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore said of Ohio State rivalry.

Michigan quarterback Davis Warren knows the path to a fourth straight win over Ohio State, even if the numbers can't see it.

OSU’s season low as 64 yards on 31 carries against Nebraska earlier in the year, while its run defense held Western Michigan to 28 yards. Michigan was held to just 69 yards against Indiana but the defense held Fresno State in Week 1 to nine yards rushing and held Northwestern to just 10 yards this past week.

One player who knows a thing or two about beating Michigan's arch-rival, Ohio State, is former Wolverine great, J.J. McCarthy. The three-year Michigan quarterba

In order for Michigan to have any chance in this football game, they have to shorten it and make it an ugly lower-scoring affair. They must lean into their defense, which is still