Michigan and Ohio State are certain to play one other spirited recreation on the gridiron this season, however it seems like there will likely be no flag planting afterward whatever the consequence.
Michigan received its fourth straight recreation towards Ohio State final season, and the Wolverines’ newest victory was the largest upset the rivalry has seen in years. The eventual nationwide champion Buckeyes have been ranked No. 2 within the nation when an unranked Michigan workforce went into Columbus and beat them, 13-10.
An enormous scrum broke out after the sport when Michigan gamers stood on Ohio State’s midfield brand and pretended to plant their flag in enemy territory. The brawl received so out of hand that stadium police wound up utilizing pepper spray.
Whereas talking with reporters on Thursday, Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore mentioned his gamers won’t be partaking in any flag-planting exercise going ahead.
“There will likely be no extra flag planting. There will likely be no extra grabbing the flag,” Moore mentioned. “We talked about our new custom and what we do once we win a recreation is go beat the band, go sing our (struggle tune) and keep over there till the opposite workforce departs. That is how we’ll function — shake fingers after the sport, present sportsmanship, be cordial.”
