Almost always in The Game, the team that runs for more yards wins. That's been the case going back to 2001, with the 2000 game being the last time that the victor between Michigan and Ohio State was d

Bobby Carpenter, Ohio State football LB from 2002 to 2005, details why the run game usually decides winner of rivalry games against Michigan.

"Biggest piece of this game is the rushing battle, you’ve seen that every year,” Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore said of Ohio State rivalry.