OSU 42, Michigan 39

Buckeyes win a classic

Smith throws four touchdown passes

By Tim May
The Columbus Dispatch
Saturday, November 18, 2006 7:29 PM

In the wildest offensive shootout in the history of The Game, Troy Smith engineered an 83-yard drive to the clinching touchdown, a 13-yard pass to Brian Robiskie, as top-ranked Ohio State outscored No. 2 Michigan 42-39 and earned a berth in the national championship game Jan. 8.

Playing in front of an Ohio Stadium-record crowd of 105,708 and a horde of national media, Smith also might have clinched the seventh Heisman Trophy for Ohio State. He was considered the strong front-runner going in, and he wound up matching his career high with four TD passes while topping the 300-yard passing mark (29 of 41 for 316 yards) for just the third time in his career, but second time against Michigan.

Oh, and he beat Michigan for the third straight time and ended his career with 1,080 total yards against the Wolverines.

WHAT A GAME!!! I could barely sit the whole time. What can you say about Troy Smith other than Heisman Trophy Winner. I just wish I'd have won the alumni ticket lottery for this game. Well, it's on to Glendale, AZ for the National Championship game. Could it be a rematch? Possibly, we'll just have to wait and see! WAY TO GO GUYS! GO BUCKS!!!