ANN ARBOR, Mich. — By the time last Tuesday rolled around, it was too late. The narrative had been set — falsely, at that. Michigan had to cancel its annual tilt against rival Ohio State due to rising COVID-19 cases on the team, but the week before, when ESPN College GameDay host Kirk Herbstreit openly speculated that the Wolverines could cancel the game to cost the Buckeyes a potential berth in the Big Ten championship game and College Football Playoff, the notion was out there, and it couldn’t be taken back. Many in the media mocked the maize and blue, despite there being a documented uptick in cases. Michigan had missed the Maryland game the week before Ohio State was on the schedule, and only once in Big Ten play had a team — coincidentally, OSU being that team — been able to take the field a week after canceling due…
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