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WATCH: Ohio State Buckeyes Answer vs. Michigan Wolverines With Emeka Egbuka TD

After finding themselves in an early hole, the Ohio State Buckeyes answered vs. the Michigan Wolverines at halftime.

Matt Galatzan

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Saturday's matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines kicked off as arguably the biggest and most consequential game in the history of the rivalry, with Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff hopes on the line for both teams.

Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, they have found themselves in an early hole, trailing the Wolverines 14-3 midway through the second quarter - a lead that was brought in part by a controversial Michigan touchdown

On the next drive, however, the Buckeyes were able to respond, with QB Kyle McCord marching down the field for a 73-yard touchdown drive, capped off by a three-yard score from Emeka Egbuka.

The drive got started quickly for the Buckeyes, on a 32-yard strike down the middle of the field from McCord to tight end Cade Stover, immediately putting Ohio State in scoring territory.  

McCord then hit Emeka Egubka and TreVeyon Henderson on back-to-back gains of six and seven yards, followed by a big defensive holding penalty on Michigan, that put the Buckeyes in prime position.

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Just two plays later, McCord hit Egbuke for the three-yard score, bringing the Buckeyes within four at 14-10.

It was a great bounce-back drive for McCord, who threw a critical interception earlier in the game, that led to the initial score by the Wolverines. 

For the game, McCord has completed 8 of 14 passes for 95 yards and the Egbuka touchdown. McCord has spread the ball around evenly thus far as well, hitting five different receivers for his eight completions. 

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Matt Galatzan
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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