Although the Wolverines lead in the wins column, the .740 win percentage by Ohio Stste is the top mark in college football history. Ohio State’s win over UCLA was the 14th straight win for the Buckeyes, the longest active streak in the country. Under Ryan Day, Ohio State has four 10-game winning streaks.

To the editor: There’s something different about Ohio State football. It isn’t luck or recruiting or weather. It’s mindset. Every fall, Ohio doesn’t just play football − it plays for identity.

Michigan barely got past Northwestern on Saturday and that was reflected in the new Associated Press college football poll.

But considering what’s coming down the line for Ohio State in two weeks, Saturday’s 48-10 win over UCLA could prove important and telling for how that game in Ann Arbor could play out.

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Iamaleava has been much improved since interim offensive coordinator Jerry Neuheisel took over playcalling duties, leading UCLA to three consecutive wins over Penn State, Michigan State and Maryland in October. The Bruins are coming off losses to Indiana and Nebraska.

The only question OSU can’t answer right now is about a rivalry game, because its issues aren’t tied to X’s and O’s. But its ability to handle the other factors that come with that game and that opponent can still be heightened by whether the football flaws exist.

It was New Year’s Day in 2018 against South Carolina when the Wolverines last coughed up the football five times, in a sleepy Outback Bowl performance against South Carolina. “And we lost,” Moore said, referencing a 26-19 result in Tampa, Fla., a game in which Michigan totaled just 277 yards of offense.

Oregon routed Minnesota 42-13 on Friday. The Ducks will have a hard time bypassing Indiana in the standings. Oregon's best bet to repeat as Big Ten champions would be to win out and have Michigan upset Ohio State in the regular-season finale. In that event, Oregon and Indiana would meet in a rematch from their regular-season matchup.