ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ohio State players emerge from the tunnel at the back of Michigan Stadium every other November almost as if The Big House is spitting them out, trying to expel the taste of Buckeye after another OSU win. To me, the rivalry lives here as much as anywhere, by the team buses, players carrying smiles of victory and meals to-go, in the moments they can share with their loved ones. In Columbus, you celebrate The Game with more than 100,000 fans. In Ann Arbor, you truly share it with your teammates, and then your family. “When I see it, it’s as good of a feeling that you could possibly have as a person,” Ryan Day said Tuesday of watching his players with their parents and siblings before the Buckeyes put Michigan Stadium in the rearview mirror. While Day is loathe to soak in the moment in the…
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