"I mean, they fly to the ball, everybody making plays out there," Smith said, "but nothing, you know, really stands out to me, personally." Smith told the Downs brothers he began hating Michigan when he was recruited by the Buckeyes as a junior in high school.

Last year's Michigan-Ohio State game in Columbus ended in stunning fashion, both with a Wolverines 13-10 victory and then a postgame fight.

Bryce Underwood, the highly touted true freshman quarterback, will play in his first Ohio State-Michigan football game against the nation’s No. 1 defense.