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Jalen Rose ‘booking’ a Michigan win over Ohio State

Teddy Rydquist

By Teddy Rydquist

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Riding a four-game winning streak, the No. 13 Michigan Wolverines host the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday at 12:00PM ET on FOX.

Known simply as “The Game,” Saturday will be the 115th meeting between these two historic programs. While the Wolverines hold the all-time lead in the series, 58-50-6, the Buckeyes have won 14 of the last 15 matchups dating back to 2004.

Despite the one-sided nature of the rivalry of late and the potency of Ohio State’s No. 1 scoring offense, one former Wolverine basketball star – ESPN’s Jalen Rose – is very confident in his alma mater’s ability to pull off the upset.

Feel free to take a look, courtesy of Rose’s Wednesday appearance on the network’s program, Get Up:

Having already clinched their spot in the B1G Championship Game, the Buckeyes are paced offensively by sophomore quarterback Justin Fields and junior tailback J.K. Dobbins.

A Georgia Bulldogs transfer, Fields has accounted for nearly 2,800 total yards and 43 touchdowns while throwing just one interception.

Surpassing 1,000 yards on the ground for the third consecutive season, Dobbins – a native Texan – is averaging 6.6 yards per carry. His backfield mate, redshirt freshman Master Teague III, has totaled 751 yards on 6.6 yards per attempt.

Since falling to the No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions on October 19, Michigan has won all four of their contests by an average of 30.2 points.

In his fifth season as the Wolverines’ head coach, Jim Harbaugh has won 74.6% of his games but is 0-4 against Ohio State. All four of those games, however, came against Urban Meyer; Saturday will be his first time squaring off with Ryan Day.

Part of Michigan’s infamous “Fab Five” recruiting class, Rose played three seasons for the Wolverines (1991-94), averaging 17.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.

Declaring for the NBA Draft following his junior season, he played 13 years in the association with the Denver Nuggets (1994-96), Indiana Pacers (1996-2002), Chicago Bulls (2002-04), Toronto Raptors (2004-06), New York Knicks (2006) and Phoenix Suns (2006-07).

 

Teddy Rydquist

A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Rydquist has been contributing to Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition since 2019. He can be found on Twitter @TeddyRydquist.