ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Is Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin ready to solve a problem he didn’t create?

The first-year starter is about to make his first mark on a rivalry game that the Buckeyes have been on the wrong side of for four years. He had nothing to do with how that happened, and to throw all of the pressure in flipping the rivalry on him is probably unfair.

Nobody in the program is asking him to be its Michigan savior. They’re only asking him to keep doing what he’s been doing. That by itself might already be enough pressure, given what that’s looked like.

“Lead the team to a victory,” head coach Ryan Day said. “That’s it at the end of the day.

“What does that look like? It depends on how the game plays out. But he’s gotta do his job, make good decisions, and ultimately

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