Michigan and Ohio State are certain to play one other spirited sport on the gridiron this season, however it feels like there will probably be no flag planting afterward whatever the final result.
Michigan received its fourth straight sport in opposition to Ohio State final season, and the Wolverines’ newest victory was the largest upset the rivalry has seen in years. The eventual nationwide champion Buckeyes had been ranked No. 2 within the nation when an unranked Michigan crew 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 stated his gamers is not going to be partaking in any flag-planting exercise going ahead.
“There will probably be no extra flag planting. There will probably be no extra grabbing the flag,” Moore stated. “We talked about our new custom and what we do after we win a sport is go beat the band, go sing our (battle music) and keep over there till the opposite crew departs. That is how we’ll function — shake arms after the sport, present sportsmanship, be cordial.”
