Watch: Ohio State Buckeyes have intense standoff against Michigan Wolverines in tunnel at halftime

There is no love lost between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines. Both are Public Ivies in the Midwest and matches between the two are often referred to as 'The Game.'

Passion is hot whenever the Ohio State Buckeyes take on the Michigan Wolverines and it was no different in the match today when tempers boiled over during halftime.

Watch: Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines in a tunnel standoff

Today, the Michigan Wolverines took a 14-13 lead against the Ohio State Buckeyes into halftime at the Big House. With the game finely poised and all to play for, things got a little too heated for comfort before they could come out in the second half.

The Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes players gathered together in the tunnel and were about to come to blows, only to be separated by coaches of respective teams and thanks to the referees who created a no-go zone in between.

One can see a lot of pushing and shoving going on as opposition players try to breach the line of separation. Words are exchanged and while we are not privy to all the conversations that were had, we can guess that they were not very civil.

In the end, though, all the shenanigans ended, and both the teams went on to take the field. The skirmish seems to have worked more in favor of the Michigan Wolverines than it has towards the Ohio State Buckeyes, though.

They outscored their opponents by 14 points to nothing in the third quarter, taking a 28-13 lead into the fourth quarter. The Ohio State Buckeyes were blanked in the third quarter and took the fourth quarter to finally get going. In the fourth quarter they scored the first touchdown to bring the score back to 28-20.

Unfortunately for them, however, it seems that the outburst of emotion in the tunnel had changed the complexion of the game permanently as even in the fourth quarter, the Michigan Wolverines did not let up. They responded straight back with a touchdown of their own. The entire fourth quarter followed the same pattern and each team scored another touchdown apiece, leading to a 14-14 tie in the fourth quarter.

In the end, the difference between the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes proved to be the third quarter where they were outscored 14-0. The match ended 42-27 in favor of the Michigan Wolverines and they improve to an 11-1 record, while the previously identically tied Ohio State Buckeyes are now 10-2.