The 120th edition of “The Game” will take place on this week’s “Big Noon Saturday,” as No. 2 Ohio State hosts Michigan (12 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app).

This matchup has held pivotal College Football Playoff implications in recent years, which isn’t necessarily the case this season, as the Buckeyes have a comfortable margin of error in the 12-team playoff format and the Wolverines are unranked at 6-5. Michigan is also in its first full season with Sherrone Moore as head coach, after Jim Harbaugh left for the Los Angeles Chargers following a 15-0 run to the national championship.

All that said, this matchup is the featured rivalry in the Big Ten and one of the premier rivalries in college football altogether; nothing is a given on Saturday at Ohio Stadium.

1: Ohio State’s defense has been a juggernaut this season, as it’s first in the Big Ten in opponent passing yards (151.7), opponent total yards (241.7) and opponent points (10.7) per game.

2: Michigan defensive back Will Johnson, a potential top-10 selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, has two pick-sixes this season.

3: Michigan has won three consecutive games against Ohio State, giving Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day a 1-3 record in the series.

3: While three represents Michigan’s winning streak over Ohio State, it also represents the number of quarterbacks the Wolverines have started this season: Davis Warren, Jack Tuttle and Alex Orji.

4: Ohio State and Michigan have some new opponents this season, as UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington are in their first respective seasons in the Big Ten; that combination of teams has given the pair of traditional Big Ten powerhouses fits. In four combined games, the Buckeyes and Wolverines are 1-3 against the conference newcomers, with both teams losing to Oregon and Michigan also losing to Washington. The one combined win came with Michigan beating USC.

4: Four of Michigan’s five losses have been by at least two scores