CLOSE Free Press sports writer Nick Baumgardner breaks down what happened in Michigan football’s 41-15 loss to Florida in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 29, 2018. Nick Baumgardner, Freep Al Washington(Photo: University of Cincinnati) For the second time in as many days, Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan football program has lost an assistant coach to its biggest rival. Per a report from 247Sports, Ohio State is set to hire Michigan linebackers coach Al Washington as a member of first-year coach Ryan Day’s new staff. The news comes one day after the Buckeyes announced the hiring of Michigan defensive line coach Greg Mattison as the team’s co-defensive coordinator. A Michigan spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Washington’s ties to Ohio State’s program run deep. He’s a Columbus, Ohio, native. His father played college football for the Buckeyes and Washington was a defensive lineman at Boston College in the early 2000s…
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