USC-Oregon is a pivotal matchup Saturday in Eugene, while Michigan's narrow win over Northwestern last week kept the Wolverines in the playoff conversation. USC's rain-soaked win over Iowa was effectively a playoff elimination game for the Trojans, and similar stakes accompany their Week 13 clash with the Ducks.

The No. 2 Michigan Hockey team will look to utilize a strong special teams advantage to hold off the unranked Ohio State Buckeyes in Ann Arbor this weekend:

Michigan needs The Game more than Ohio State, and we already know the Wolverines are better than managing it. Shouldn't this be a red flag?

Before the game against Michigan in 2024, the Buckeyes were a 21-point favorite before losing to the unranked Wolverines 13-10. Despite the loss, Ohio State received a No. 8 seed in the first 12-team College Football Playoff and went on to win the national championship.

Michigan has been on the periphery of CFP talk all year. That would change with a win at Maryland and another upset of Ohio State.

No. 2 Michigan defeats Ohio State, 5-2, in a back-and-forth battle to secure first half of series against historic rival.

Ohio State did what it was supposed to do in a 91-58 win against Western Michigan. Here are five takeaways from the game.

Ohio State is undefeated, but has it been tested enough? Rutgers could actually provide some answers before Michigan and the Playoff.

Senior forward Josh Eernisse gave Michigan (12-3, 5-2 Big Ten) a two-goal cushion with 2:02 remaining, deflecting a Tyler Duke shot in front. Eernisse had one goal last season and already has seven this year. Hughes picked up an assist for his third point of the game.

Devin Royal had a double-double and Ohio State used a balanced scoring approach to take care of business against Western Michigan at Value City Arena.