COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Curtis Samuel swept in for a 15-yard touchdown after Ohio State barely converted a fourth-and-1 and the second-ranked Buckeyes beat No. 3 Michigan 30-27 in double overtime Saturday to win one of the greatest games in the history of one of college footballs greatest rivalries.Facing fourth-and-1 from the 16, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer decided not to kick a potential game-tying field goal with a kicker who had already missed two short ones in regulation.J.T. Barrett kept it on fourth down and slammed into the back of his blocker, A.J. Alexander, right at the line to gain. The first-down call stood up to video review.That was not a first down, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. Im bitterly disappointed with the officiating today.On the next play, Samuel, who had made a swerving, change-of-direction run to set up the fourth-and-1, found a lane and raced into the end zone to win it.The scarlet-clad crowd soon covered the field. The first game to go to overtime in the 113-game history of the rivalry likely eliminated Michigan from the playoff race and could have locked up a spot for the Buckeyes.The Buckeyes will have to wait until Penn State plays to find out if they will play for the Big Ten title. Still, they added to a resume that already was impressing the College Football Playoff selection committee.Michigan could end up in the Rose Bowl, but the biggest prizes are still eluding the Wolverines in their second year under coach Jim Harbaugh, who dropped to 0-2 against Meyer and the Buckeyes. Michigan has not won the Big Ten since 2004.But if this is just the start of a new Ten Year War for Michigan and Ohio State, with Meyer and Harbaugh playing the roles of Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler, there is much for to look forward to for college football fans.Ohio State wiped out a 10-point third-quarter deficit and dominated the fourth quarter, but Tyler Durbin missed a 20-yard field goal to tie it with 7:01 remaining.Barrett and the Buckeyes gave him another chance, this time from 23 yards with a second left in regulation and Durbin nailed it.Barrett scored on a quarterback draw and Ohio States first possession of OT to give the Buckeyes the lead, but Michigan tied it on a 5-yard touchdown pass on fourth down from Wilton Speight to Amara Darboh.--More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . St.Louis Blues Gear .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. Fake Blues Jerseys . 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So just one of concern, and well talk about if they agree or disagree. But for the most part thats just the nature of the game.Newton took what appeared to be two shots to the helmet on sacks -- one by Rams safety Mark Barron and another by defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Neither was called for roughing the passer, so Newtons streak of not having that penalty enforced on the defense since 2014 remains intact.Rivera would not comment on which hit he sent to the league.Ill leave it at that and discuss it with the league, he said.Barron came at Newton with a hard forearm that landed in the upper body of the quarterback. His face mask appeared to make contact with Newtons helmet as well.Donald launched himself into the air and came down on Newton with his helmet making contact with the quarterbacks helmet.Both came a week after Newton complained about not being treated fairly in the pocket against Arizona, which turned into a phone conversation with Goodell.dddddddddddd.Asked about the officiating while he was in the pocket on Sunday, Newton said, Im not worried about that. Just trying to find ways to win the football game.One of Riveras issues is the way players tackle today as opposed to when he was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears (1984-92).Tackling was different. We hit, wrap and drove your feet, Rivera said. You squared him up, used your face mask, put your head to the side, shoulder tackle.Today when you watch guys, you see guys launching, you see guys basically trying to butt people off their feet, knock people off their feet. Its a little bit different from then. If you go back and look at tackling form the 80s and 90s, its vastly different from today.But it was apparent Rivera wanted to take the focus off the way Newton has been treated in the pocket and shed light on what he believes is a league-wide issue regarding tackling.Its all the way through the league, he said, noting its not just hits on quarterbacks that concern him. It happens. Refereeing is hard. Its not simple. Lets be honest, its tough to see.Rivera said thats why he waited until Monday to comment on the officiating instead of making a judgment on Sunday.I get the benefit of slowing it down, looking at slow motion, he said. These guys are trying to get it right and trying to do their job the best they can.Its the big-time egregious ones that everybody should be worried about. Not the ones that are hard to see or tough to see, that looks like football. ' ' '