ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Ryan Day can rest easy. Julian Sayin and No. 1 Ohio State dominated The Game on Saturday.

Sayin threw three touchdown passes, including a 35-yarder to Jeremiah Smith on a fourth down in the second quarter, and the Buckeyes beat No. 15 Michigan 27-9 to give Day a sorely needed victory in one of college football's biggest rivalries.

With Day on the sideline, Ohio State had lost four in a row to Michigan. Not so much this time around, not with Sayin and Bo Jackson powering the offense, and the defense shutting down Bryce Underwood and the Wolverines.

“Nobody wants to win this game more than me,” Day said. “To win this game, it’s just a great moment. It’s one of those moments that you want to just grab on for a while and just enjoy it.”

The defending national champi

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