Ohio State's controversial touchdown in win vs. Michigan causes stir on social media

Jeremiah Smith celebrated his 20th day successful epic manner Saturday with a immense touchdown against Michigan successful Ohio State's 27-9 victory, but it didn't travel without controversy.

Smith's 35-yard touchdown and the PAT successful the 2nd 4th enactment Ohio State up 10-3, but helium appeared to bobble the shot adjacent the extremity line.

It was ne'er rather wide whether Smith mislaid possession earlier crossing the pylon, but it was wide that helium didn't regain it until aft stepping retired of bounds beyond it.

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Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) catches a touchdown walk successful beforehand of Michigan Wolverines antiaircraft backmost Zeke Berry (10) astatine Michigan Stadium successful Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 29, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

A fumble by the discourtesy that goes retired of bounds successful the extremity portion results successful a touchback. The officials reviewed it, but the telephone was upheld, starring to societal media outcry.

Perhaps the touchdown didn't substance rather that overmuch considering Michigan failed to find the extremity portion each day, but it was a wide turning constituent successful the game.

Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) catches a walk against the Michigan Wolverines successful the archetypal fractional astatine Michigan Stadium Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 successful Ann Arbor, Mich. (Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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Michigan kicked different tract extremity aft Smith's score, but the Buckeyes marched down the tract again to extremity the archetypal fractional with a touchdown by Brandon Innis to spell up 8 points. Snow past started to fall, and it seemed similar that played close into Ohio State's hands.

Ohio State and Michigan exchanged punts to statesman the 2nd half, but Michigan's was conscionable an 11-yarder that gave OSU large tract position. On conscionable the 2nd play of the drive, Carnell Tate, playing successful his archetypal crippled since Nov. 1, scored a 50-yard touchdown to enactment his squad up 24-9.

It had been since 2019 that Ohio State past bushed Michigan, and past year's nonaccomplishment successful Columbus arsenic three-touchdown favorites was the biggest upset successful the past of the rivalry. Michigan players planted their emblem astatine midfield successful Columbus, prompting a brawl. Surely, that was each bulletin committee worldly for the Buckeyes to retrieve for astir 365 days.

The Ohio State Buckeyes mascot takes the tract earlier a crippled against the Michigan Wolverines astatine Michigan Stadium.  (Rick Osentoski/Imagn Images)

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Ohio State and Indiana, the top-two ranked teams successful the federation and some 12-0, volition present look disconnected successful adjacent week's Big Ten championship.

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