Ohio State 14, Michigan 3
Beanie, defense dominate Wolverines
Buckeyes wrap up back-to-back outright Big Ten titles
Saturday, November 17, 2007 8:30 PM
By
Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
NEAL C. LAURON | DISPATCH
It's a great day to be a Buckeye in the state of Michigan.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- This was the moment Chris "Beanie" Wells had waited a year for.
A quiet man by nature, the Ohio State running back had kept his emotions to himself before the 2006 Michigan game, even though tears were welling up in his eyes.
This year, though, he let it all out. In the locker room before the game, he told his teammates that this was it, that nothing they did in their lives would compare with this moment.
"I was emotional today," Wells said. "This is playing Michigan. I don't know what it is, something about that maize and blue, it's kind of like a good vs. evil game."
Wells then went out and, in the eyes of Buckeyes fans, struck the blows for good that ensured the demise of evil.
The sophomore ran for 222 yards, the most rushing yards ever for an Ohio State player against Michigan, and scored both touchdowns in a 14-3 victory in Michigan Stadium.
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