October 24, 2024

Another dominant Ohio State win proves the slog remains tough for Jim Harbaugh at Michigan


ANN ARBOR, Mich. — There was that painful moment — among many on Saturday — when Jim Harbaugh must have been reminded how tough the slog is going to be at Michigan. During a third-quarter pass rush, Michigan defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson pushed Ohio State tight end Luke Farrell into the left knee of the franchise known as Justin Fields. The Heisman Trophy candidate slowly rose from his back to his backside to the sideline, perhaps taking Ohio State’s national championship hopes with him. Buckeye Nation gasped. Fields then entered the mystery that is the sideline medical tent having reinjured a sprained MCL.  Somewhere deep in the Michigan psyche had to be the hope this was some kind of opening. Ohio State led at the time, 35-16. Safe but not secure. Not yet. In fact, the game looked like it was being left to the immortal Chris Chugunov, the senior…

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