ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It wasn’t yet five minutes into Saturday’s game, but as the snow swirled, the maize pom-poms pulsated to the music inside Michigan Stadium, and the Michigan Wolverines held a touchdown lead on the Ohio State Buckeyes, the scene was set. If Michigan was ever going to win a game in the rivalry after losing 15 of the last 16, it would look and feel like this. A little weather, a little belief and a little lead to put a little pressure on what had been the best offense in the country. It didn’t mean it would work. But from the jump, it was clear that Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines, facing down a decade-plus of rivalry futility and an Ohio State opponent with real national title hopes, had a real chance. It worked. Michigan won. The rivalry lives. Ohio State lost to Michigan for the first…
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