J.J. McCarthy threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns, added another score on the ground and No. 3 Michigan defeated Ohio State 45–23 at Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.
Donovan Edwards added 216 yards rushing with two TDs as the Wolverines (12–0, 9–0 Big Ten) defeated the Buckeyes (11–1, 8–1) at Ohio Stadium for the first time since 2000.
McCarthy’s 45-yard TD pass to Colston Loveland early in the third quarter gave the Wolverines the lead for good at 24–20.
J.J. McCarthy (9) of the Michigan Wolverines throws the ball away from Zach Harrison (9) of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the fourth quarter of a game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on November 26, 2022. (Ben Jackson/Getty Images)
McCarthy followed that with a 15-play, 80-yard drive that took 7:51 off the clock by running in from the 3 with 13:10 remaining in the game. A defensive pass interference call on the Buckeyes’ Zach Harrison on a third–and–10 from the Ohio State 13 kept the drive alive and put the ball on the 2-yard line….