In the event you hadnt heard, Rivalry Week is underway in college football. On Saturday, No. 2 Ohio State will host No. 3 Michigan (noon ET, ABC/ESPN App), and naturally, the only appropriate way to view the game is through an NFL prism.The schools provide an outsized segment of the NFL population, even though -- gasp! -- neither plays in the SEC. As such, we thought it would be fun to take a deeper look at the numbers behind their success as NFL talent providers, with a couple massive assists from ESPN Stats & Information senior statistics analyst Jacob Nitzberg and the bottomless database at Pro Football Reference.First, lets review the 2017 draft preview this game will provide. Michigan and Ohio State boast more than a dozen members of the top 150 draft prospects, as ranked by ESPN analyst Todd McShay. Keep in mind that the list includes underclassmen who might or might not declare.As you can see below, Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh -- a former NFL player and coach -- has nearly triple the number of high-level 2017 prospects that Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer has. (Yes, Ohio State fans, we know many of your best players arent draft-eligible yet, and you lost a truckload of talent to the pros last year.)Michigan junior safety Jabrill Peppers is the highest-ranked prospect in this game (No. 4). Ohio States top prospect, according to McShay, is cornerback Marshon Lattimore (No. 8).Perhaps its a cyclical thing. After all, Ohio State has produced twice as many first-round draft picks as Michigan since the common draft era began in 1967.Full Ohio State and Michigan NFL breakdownOhio States producing more than twice as many current NFL players as Michigan is a product of two factors: the Wolverines talent slump prior to Harbaugh and Meyers immediate success in recruiting and developing NFL talent since he arrived in Columbus four years ago.Five Buckeyes were drafted in the first round last spring, the highest number from one school in 10 years. Overall, NFL teams drafted 12 players from Ohio State in 2016 -- tied for the second-most in the first seven rounds of a draft in the common era.Below is a closer look at Meyers success in getting players into the NFL while at Ohio State, beginning with the 2013 draft.Ohio State draftees under Urban MeyerDespite those numbers, Michigan has produced the two best NFL players from either school, based on Pro Football References Approximate Value. The AV metric attaches a number to each players NFL performance for the purpose of uniform comparison over time. Here is a more detailed explanation, but in essence, it gives us a way to examine quality apart from quantity.The career AVs for quarterback Tom Brady and cornerback Charles Woodson both exceed the top ratings for Ohio State lineman Orlando Pace and receiver Paul Warfield. Hows that for an old-school name drop?Best NFL players from rivalry, according to AV metric?Pace and Warfield are both members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Brady and Woodson almost certainly will get in during their first year of eligibility.Overall, Ohio State has a slight edge in producing Hall of Fame players who spent their entire college careers at one school. When you count players or coaches who have partial ties to each school, Ohio State can boast?10 connections to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, while Michigan has eight.Only Notre Dame (13) and Southern California (12) have more than the Buckeyes. Any way you look at it, these schools are two of the most historic and reliable NFL talent pipelines in the country. Wholesale Air Max Sale Online . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Wholesale Air Max . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. http://www.airmaxauthentic.com/ . Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. 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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers running back Cameron Artis-Payne is expected to ease some of Jonathan Stewarts load this season in the running game.He showed Thursday night hes up to the task.Artis-Payne ran for 77 yards on 18 carries, and Graham Gano kicked six field goals as the Panthers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 18-6 in the final preseason game for both teams.Both teams rested their starters.Artis-Payne, a second-year player from Auburn, showed a strong burst and toughness. He also caught two passes for 18 yards, making a nifty cutback on one play to elude a defender and pick up a first down.Vision is a big thing for me, Artis-Payne said of his biggest improvement since last season. Being able to see and react to the defense. Just seeing stuff in the peripheral.Joe Webb started and played the entire game for the Panthers at quarterback.Landry Jones was ineffective for the Steelers, completing 4 of 5 passes for 29 yards and registering just one first down in four possessions. He was relieved by Bryn Renner, who didnt lead a scoring drive until the fourth quarter.To see the same energy (from the backups), the same intensity and same plays being made (as the starters) it lets you know that the guys understand the standards that have been set in Carolina, Panthers cornerback Bene Benwikere said.Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said the characteristics of a fourth preseason game is your ability to run the ball and stop the run. They did both better than we did.ROOKIE WATCHSteelers: Cornerback Artie Burns, the No. 25 pick in the draft, made his preseason debut after missing the last three games with a nagging quadriceps injury. 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