Michigan Football: Way-too-early game-by-game predictions for 2018

Finally, the game that every Michigan fan has been either looking forward to or potentially dreading. The Wolverines usually find out just how good they are with the Ohio State game to end each season and the past two years have been relatively well-matched.

Unfortunately, Jim Harbaugh is 0-3 against Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes. That won’t improve this time around, either, as the Wolverines haven’t won in Columbus since 2000 and that seems to be a continuing trend. Harbaugh will fall to 0-4 against Meyer and 1-7 against his top two rivals after this one.

That’s not to say Michigan won’t put up a heck of an effort. This game will be another back-and-forth affair, but the Buckeyes finally have a quarterback under center who can take over a game. JT Barrett was able to do that during his freshman season, but struggled every year after.

Dwayne Haskins will have a big day for the Buckeyes against the Wolverines and Shea Patterson will struggle for Michigan. The duo of JK Dobbins and Mike Weber will also wear down that elite Michigan front-seven and open up the passing game for Ohio State.

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Still, this one will go back-and-forth thanks to Michigan’s run game, but the Buckeyes will, once again, get the last laugh.

Final Score: Michigan 21, Ohio State 28 (9-3, 7-2 Big Ten)