Jim Harbaugh(Photo: David Guralnick / Detroit News) The gloves appear to be off in one of college football’s storied rivalries. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, who has masterfully used Twitter to zing opposing coaches, on Tuesday night went after Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith. Earlier in the day Smith took a shallow dig at Michigan when asked by local reporters whether the Ohio State program would consider taking its football team on the road for spring practice, as Harbaugh did with the Wolverines. “If we were jump starting our program I’d probably try to do that too, but we’re not jump starting our program,” Smith said in a story reported by ElevenWarriors.com. “We’re at a different place.” Michigan had slumped the last several seasons before Harbaugh arrived to revive the Michigan program and lead the Wolverines to a 10-3 season, which included a loss to Ohio State, last fall. Ohio State won the 2014 national championship. Harbaugh, who during his playing days as Michigan’s quarterback guaranteed a victory over Ohio State in 1986, took his shot on Twitter a few hours after Michigan concluded practice. “Good to see Director Smith being relevant again after the tattoo fiasco. Welcome back!” Harbaugh was making a not-so-subtle reference to Ohio State’s one-year bowl ban and assorted penalties that were announced at the end of 2011 for violations stemming from eight OSU players taking a total of $14,000 in cash and tattoos in exchange for jerseys and assorted Ohio State memorabilia. Then-Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was informed of the violations in April, 2010, but didn’t tell anyone. …
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