ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan
went for the victory — and Ohio State stayed undefeated.TyvisPowell intercepted Devin Gardner’s pass as the
Wolverines went for ago-ahead 2-point conversion with 32 seconds left and No. 3 Ohio Stateheld on for a
42-41 victory Saturday in one the most thrilling games inthe history of the storied Big Ten rivalry.Gardner
threw a 2-yardtouchdown pass to Devin Funchess to make it 42-41, but instead ofkicking for the tie,
Wolverines coach Brady Hoke went for the lead withhis offense."We played the game to win," Hoke
said.Gardnertried to zip a pass into traffic near the goal line, but Powell came upwith it. Buckeyes
cornerback Roby Bradley recovered the onside kick toseal Ohio State’s 24th consecutive victory and keep its
nationalchampionship hopes alive.Braxton Miller accounted for fivetouchdowns for Ohio State (12-0, 8-0) and
Carlos Hyde ran for a 1-yardscore with 2:20 left to make it 42-35.The Wolverines (7-5, 3-5)started strong as
a 16 1-2-point underdog and didn’t wilt when OhioState went up 35-21 late in the third quarter.Michigan,
though,couldn’t make a pivotal play that might’ve given it the biggest upset inthe series since Bo
Schembechler’s first team at Michigan beat whatWoody Hayes said was his best Buckeyes squad.Miller and Hyde
had alot to do with Ohio State staying undefeated for at least another week.The Buckeyes play Michigan State
in the Big Ten title game nextSaturday in Indianapolis, and need a loss by No. 1 Alabama or No. 2Florida
State to have a chance to reach the BCS national championshipgame.Miller ran for 153 yards and three TDs and
threw for 133yards and two scores, Hyde ran for 226 yards to help Ohio State win forthe ninth time in 10
games against Michigan.Both teams scored at least 41 points for the first time in their 110th meeting in a
rivalry that dates to 1897.Gardnerwas 32 of 45 for 451 yards and four TDs, connecting nine times for
175yards and a score to Jeremy Gallon, and ran for a 1-yard TD that gaveMichigan the first lead in the
shootout that went to halftime tied at21.It was a slug fest — literally for a few moments.The teams
exchanged pushes and a couple of punches in the second quarter after a Michigan kickoff.TheBuckeyes lost
starting right guard Marcus Hall and kick returner DontreWilson and the Wolverines lost backup linebacker
Royce Jenkins-Stone toejections. All three players were flagged for unsportsmanlike conductand had to leave
the field after a skirmish. Hall and Wilson appeared tothrow punches. Jenkins-Stone tugged Wilson’s helmet
off and tossed itto the turf.While walking off the field and toward the tunnel,Hall put both arms into the
air and flashed a familiar obscene gesture,extended middle fingers, to the Michigan crowd.Punishment could
potentially linger for Ohio State if both players are suspended for next week’s Big Ten championship
game."Theconference office will wait until after the game for the officials’written report, review the
video and then take further action ifneeded," Big Ten spokesman Scott Chipman wrote in an email to
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