Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham tore up the Ohio State Buckeyes in November, but OSU ultimately got the last laugh in the College Football Playoff.

Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham, a likely early first-round pick in this year's draft, says his performance against Ohio State is "all you need to see, really" to figure out his NFL prospects.

Several Buckeyes decided to stay in college for the 2024 season instead of declaring for the draft after losing a nailbiter in Ann Arbor in 2023. Defensive end Jack Sawyer, who ripped away a block “M” flag from a Michigan player near midfield during last November’s postgame scuffle, was among that group.

The Wolverines lead the all-time series, 97-52-16, including 41-27-8 in Columbus. The teams split a series in January, with Ohio State winning 4-3 outside at Wrigley Field in Chicago Jan. 3 and the Wolverines posting a 3-2 win in Ann Arbor Jan. 5.

Roddy Gayle Jr. made the tough choice to transfer from Ohio State to Michigan last offseason. He heard the boos all day, but delivered late.

The Michigan Wolverines are scheduled to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes this coming Sunday at 1 p.m. EST at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, a game that will mark the return of former OSU star Roddy Gayle Jr.

The Buckeyes were flummoxed by Michigan’s stout defensive front on Nov. 30 in Columbus, where Graham and fellow projected first-round defensive tackle Kenneth Grant formed a two-man barricade at the line of scrimmage. The Wolverines held OSU to 77 yards on the ground and a season-low 252 total yards in a monumental 13-10 upset.

The Michigan Wolverines (20-5, 12-2) traveled to Columbus on Sunday for their first rivalry game of the season under Dusty May. Heading into hostile territory was difficult, but the Wolverines continued their winning streak by beating the Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 86-83.

The 2024 season was supposed to be the year when the Ohio State Buckeyes ended their three-game losing streak to the Michigan Wolverines. It wasn’t. Ohio State lost for the fourth straight time to a Michigan team that was much less talented this go around.

In a back-and-forth battle that featured 11 ties and 16 lead changes, the No. 20 Wolverines gritted their way to an 86-83 win over Ohio State. It was the sixth straight win for Michigan, each of which have come by four points or fewer, to continue what has been a remarkable turnaround for first-year head coach Dusty May.

he joked about how the holdover Wolverines like Tschetter and Nimari Burnett gave him a hard time about Michigan's win over Ohio State last year. Even this week, when he recalled the interaction, he said he reminded them "we beat them in Columbus."

Former Michigan football defensive tackle Mason Graham is likely at worst a top-five pick in the upcoming NFL draft. And on Wednesday, he's meeting with the media at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis to discuss his next steps.