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Friday, November 21, 2008
Ohio State and Michigan have been playing each other for more than a century. Here's how the tale of the tape looks with respect to some key categories:
Ohio State — Michigan
National titles: 7 — 11
Heisman Trophy winners: 7 — 3
Bowl appearances: 39 — 38
BCS bowl appearances: 6 — 4
Rose Bowls: 13 — 20
All-Americans: 177 — 75
Big Ten titles: 32 — 42
Both schools regularly supply talent to the NFL. Here's a look at the first-round draft choices produced by both this decade:
OHIO STATE
2000 — Ahmed Plummer, CB, San Francisco 49ers
2001 — Nate Clements, CB, Buffalo Bills; Ryan Pickett, DT, St. Louis Rams
2002 — None
2003 — None
2004 — Will Smith, DE, New Orleans Saints; Chris Gamble, CB, Carolina Panthers; Michael Jenkins, WR, Atlanta Falcons
2005 — None
2006 — A.J. Hawk, LB, Green Bay Packers; Donte Whitner, S, Buffalo Bills; Bobby Carpenter, LB, Dallas Cowboys; Santonio Holmes, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
2007 — Ted Ginn Jr., WR, Miami Dolphins; Anthony Gonzalez, WR, Indianapolis
2008 — Vernon Gholston, DE, New York Jets
MICHIGAN
2000 — None
2001 — David Terrell, WR, Chicago Bears; Steve Hutchinson, G, Seattle Seahawks; Jeff Backus, OT, Detroit Lions
2002 — None
2003 — None
2004 — Chris Perry, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
2005 — Braylon Edwards, WR, Cleveland Browns; Marlin Jackson, CB, Indianapolis Colts
2007 — Leon Hall, CB, Cincinnati Bengals
2008 — Jake Long, OT, Miami Dolphins
