Al Washington and Greg Mattison both traded in their maize-and-blue polos for a scarlet-and-gray wardrobe last month, but each assistant coach left Michigan for Ohio State with different reasoning explaining their respective moves. Greg Mattison got a late-career promotion. Al Washington effectively came home. Both ended up in Columbus. Ryan Day admitted he thought about whether or not to snag a couple coaches from Ann Arbor, Michigan, before making the move, saying “it was in consideration, yeah,” with a smile. A Michigan-to-Ohio State move – and vice versa – isn’t entirely new. Jim Harbaugh hired Ed Warinner as the Wolverines offensive line coach after he had a one-year stop at Minnesota following his stint with the Buckeyes. It can be an awkward transition, though. Day, Mattison and Washington each tried to downplay the strangeness, and Day said he ultimately thought the two new hires from up north were simply the…
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