Ohio State football coach Ryan Day knows that whatever his Buckeyes accomplish on the field this year won't matter if he can't beat rival Michigan. If you look at Day's tenure, he has done just about everything well.

Needless to say, that has not played out throughout the first half. The Buckeyes have come up with an empty trip inside the red zone on a missed field goal, and Will Howard threw a disastrous interception that led to Michigan’s first touchdown of the game.

Earlier this week Iowa beat writer Chad Leistikow revealed longtime Ohio State radio analyst Jim Lachey would be missing the team's historic rivalry game