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Ohio State Buckeyes Even Score vs. Michigan Wolverines On Smash-Mouth Drive

The Ohio State Buckeyes have even things up with the Michigan Wolverines after a smash-mouth drive in the third quarter

Matt Galatzan

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The Ohio State Buckeyes found themselves in a precarious position heading into halftime vs. the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday in Ann Arbor. 

Not only had they missed a field goal to end the second quarter, but the Wolverines started the second half with the football, and seemingly, all the momentum. 

However, the Buckeyes were able to minimize the damage on the opening third-quarter drive, holding Michigan to a field goal.

Then, on the ensuing drive, Ohio State established themselves offensively in a big way, marching down the field behind a powerful rushing attack, and tying the game at 17-17 midway through the third quarter. 

In total, the Buckeyes marched 75 yards in 12 plays, including eight consecutive running plays, eating up six minutes and eight seconds of play clock along the way. 

TreVeyon Henderson got six of the nine total rushes on the drive, totaling 26 yards with the touchdown. 

Backup Chip Traynum also added three carries for 25 yards on the drive. 

The 51 rushing yards on the drive exceeded the entire rushing production from the Buckeyes in the first half of play, in which they totaled just 33 yards.

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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