Unlike the past three Ohio State football coaches, Ryan Day isn’t a native Ohioan who grew up immersed in the school’s heated rivalry with Michigan. The Buckeyes coach is from New Hampshire. He remembers watching Ohio State-Michigan games with his grandfather, but he had no reason to have a rooting interest. But don’t think that after three seasons in Columbus, Day doesn’t fully get the rivalry now. “I know this game means everything to us,” Day said Tuesday during his weekly news conference. In certain ways, Saturday’s game might not mean everything to the Buckeyes. No. 1 Ohio State could lose and still have a decent chance of making the College Football Playoff, if it wins the Big Ten championship game next week. But that’s not a scenario the Buckeyes want to contemplate. Michigan is a season unto itself. “Nothing matters if we don’t win The Game,” Day said. “That’s the only…
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