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(AP) ANN ARBOR, Mich. Ryan Day might come to regret his choices in The Game.

Once more.

No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 2 Ohio State 30–24 on Saturday by capitalizing on Sherrone Moore’s bold calls and exploiting Day’s occasionally cautious strategy.

Day punted in a scoreless game on the second drive for the Buckeyes after choosing not to go for it on fourth-and-1 from his 46.

He mutely remarked, “We didn’t want to give them any momentum.”

With the game he had to win badly behind 14-10 late in the first half, Day let more than thirty seconds pass and decided to settle for a 52-yard kick, which he missed, rather than trying to convert a fourth-and-2 from the Michigan 34 to possibly set himself up for the game-winning touchdown.

He responded, “I felt like that was the right thing to do,” when asked to explain his decision.

Day is the most aware of the fact that, as the head coach of one of college football’s enduring powers, everyone will be scrutinizing every decision he makes.

This is particularly true given that, in his fifth full season, the coach was arguably outcoached by an offensive coordinator who had served as an interim head coach for four games.

In certain crucial situations, Day acted cautiously, but Moore did not.

Early in the third quarter, Moore took the Buckeyes by surprise by inserting backup quarterback Alex Orji into the game and having him run for a 20-yard gain.

As a backup plan, we had that prepared, according to Moore. “We always have different features and crinkles to throw people off guard. They hadn’t really seen it all year, and it turned out to be a good thing.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Moore deceived Ohio State once more by calling a trick play in which running back Donovan Edwards found Colston Loveland for a 34-yard gain.

“I got about 500 plays in there, and that was one of them.”

Field goals, which were the difference in the six-point game, were set up by both plays.

Moore gave the players credit for practicing to the point where he felt comfortable enough to let them take calculated chances.

“Tryin to be conservative would be a disservice to them,” he declared.

Next Saturday night, the Wolverines (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten, No. 3 CFP) will advance to the Big Ten championship game against No. 20 Iowa in an attempt to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff for a record three consecutive seasons.

After losing to Michigan last year, the Buckeyes (11-1, 8-1, No. 2 CFP) will have to wait until Sunday to find out if they will be lucky enough to secure a spot in the national semifinals.

The only mistakes on a clear and crisp afternoon came from Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord, who said, “The worst part is we have to sit back now and see how everything shakes out.” It is not within our power. I am aware that in the playoffs last year, we were given another shot at life.

“What’s worse is that we have no control over it.”

In their past two meetings with Ohio State, Michigan appeared to be the more formidable squad. Day and the Buckeyes have made a strong effort to dispel doubts about their toughness, but they were unable to do so in the most important game.

Not at all. Without a doubt not. Roman Wilson, a receiver for Michigan, remarked, “I see guys who wanna put on the Louis V $1,000 outfit, wanna act hard.”

“Day Ryan. I gotta go, but I love you, bro,” Clarett wrote. That’s the reason you get paid millions. Can’t win three in a row and get paid nine minutes.

When John Cooper led the team and went 2-10-1 against Michigan during his otherwise Hall of Fame career, the Buckeyes last lost three straight in the series in 1995–97. Urban Meyer, the former coach, defeated the rival Wolverines 7-0. Jim Tressel, Meyer’s predecessor, also had a 7-0 run while Ohio State won 15 of the 16 games overall in the series, including Day’s rookie campaign.

Day has a 56-7 record in his more than five seasons at Ohio State, but for the program and its ardent supporters, his 1-3 record against Michigan is the most important.

He said, “We’re all disappointed.”