CLOSE Michigan linebacker Josh Ross said the Wolverines are working toward winning big games. Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News Ann Arbor — As Michigan nears the start of its football season, last year’s loss to Ohio State remains a constant motivation. The Wolverines saw their 10-game winning streak snapped, and they missed out on playing in the Big Ten championship game as well as a possible spot in the national championship playoff, with their 62-39 loss to the Buckeyes to end the regular season. Michigan linebacker Josh Ross says the Ohio State loss still fuels the Wolverines. (Photo: David Guralnick, Detroit News) As they approach the season opener against Middle Tennessee State at Michigan Stadium on Saturday night, the Wolverines have used the loss to their arch rivals to gear them toward finishing off opponents like that. “We talk about them all the time,” linebacker Josh Ross said Tuesday afternoon,…
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