Last year, Ohio State was No. 2 when quarterback Kyle McCord threw an interception in Michigan territory with 25 seconds left. The No. 3 Wolverines won the game 30-24 and, amid a sign-stealing scandal, went on to win the Big Ten championship game and a national title in the College Football Playoff.

A look at the factors that could help Ohio State snap a three-game losing streak to archrival Michigan when it hosts the Wolverines on Saturday.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After Michigan football beat Northwestern, 50-6, on Saturday, senior edge rusher Josaiah Stewart sat at the podium and was asked, despite being a heavy underdog vs. Ohio State, if he expected to win. “Are you serious?” Stewart retorted. “Yeah. Yeah.”