In the event of a three-way tie for first between the Hoosiers, Buckeyes and Wolverines, tiebreaker step No. 2 would come in play and Indiana would be removed since Ohio State and Michigan were 2-0 against common opponents (Purdue and Wisconsin ).

All the tiebreakers in the Big Ten title race come down to two games on Saturday: The Game and the Cascade Clash.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Julian Sayin threw three touchdown passes, including a 35-yarder to Jeremiah Smith on a fourth down in the second quarter, and No. 1 Ohio State beat No. 15 Michigan 27-9 in a dominant performance on Saturday.

Game of the week No. 1 Ohio State (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) at No. 15 Michigan (9-2, 7-1), Saturday, noon ET (Fox) Michigan needs to beat the top-ranked Buckeyes for a fifth straight time to have any hope of reaching the College Football Playoff.

The Hoosiers and Buckeyes will clash in a matchup for the ages on Saturday night. Is it the most anticipated league title game of all time?

The game of the year, so far at least, comes Saturday night in Indianapolis beaten undefeated No. 1 Ohio State and undefeated No. 2 Indiana for the Big Ten Championship.

Ohio State has its sights set on a national title, while Indiana would be thrilled to win the Big Ten championship

Nearly three days sit between Ohio State and Indiana entering the Big Ten title game and a big metric may come into play by the time both teams take the field