Ohio State beats Michigan in US college gridiron showdown

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COLUMBUS, United States (AFP) — Troy Smith threw four touchdown passes and top-ranked Ohio State defeated second-ranked University of Michigan 42-39 in a battle of American football collegiate unbeatens. Before a record Ohio Stadium crowd of 105,708, the Buckeyes assured themselves of a berth in January's national championship game and captured the Big Ten conference title by downing their border-state arch rivals.

Brian Robiskie grabbed a 13-yard touchdown pass from Smith at the sideline just inside the end zone to give Ohio State a 42-31 lead with 5:38 remaining. The Wolverines, aided by an interference penalty on a long fourth-down pass, pulled within the final margin with 2:16 to play on Chad Henne's 16-yard touchdown throw to Tyler Ecker and a 2-point conversion pass to...