ANN ARBOR — Last December, as Urban Meyer stepped down and uncertainty ran rampant around the Ohio State football program, the Michigan football program was scheming. Head coach Jim Harbaugh was preparing for a bowl game after another 10-win season; fine by most major program standards, but not good enough to reach the upper echelon of college football. The Buckeyes, for all of their successes against the Wolverines, remained the cream of the crop in the Big Ten. But first-year coach Ryan Day — whose only head-coaching experience was three games in 2018 — served as a chance for his rivals to get their foot in the door. Disrupt Ohio State’s recruiting momentum and gain an edge on the field. Day couldn’t be as wildly successful as Meyer, right? Our answer came full circle on Saturday, when the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes completed a perfect regular season with a 56-27 win…
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