The M's are beginning to disappear all over Columbus, replaced with red ❌'s. It happens every year around rivalry week ahead of the Ohio State vs. Michigan game, better known by just two words: The Game. But while The Game itself is a storied rivalry with years of history behind it, the crossing of the M's is less so.

There are four teams left with a chance to make the Big Ten title: Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan and Oregon. All are in play for the CFP, too. The Big Ten has sorted itself out, for better or worse, and this final week will be about playoff positioning, bowl eligibility and pride.

Ohio State football was without some of its star power but still blew the doors off Rutgers. Here are five things we learned from the action.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights, led by quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis, face the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, led by quarterback Julian Sayin, on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio State’s football game against UCLA on Nov. 15 has been scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. and air on NBC. It is the third home night game for the Buckeyes, their most in a season since the Big Ten’s current TV deal took effect two years ago.

The No. 1-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will play Rutgers in a noon kickoff Saturday. Here is a preview of the game.

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This will be the 10th time College GameDay has been on hand for a meeting between Michigan football and Ohio State/

Ohio State offered Phillip Daniels a chance to come home when he transferred in from Minnesota. He’s a Cincinnati native who’s also the cousin of former OSU All-American Paris Johnson, who’s since become a first-round pick and the Arizona Cardinals’ franchise left tackle.