June 24, 2026

10-year-old Michigan fan in enemy territory takes victory lap on Ohio State campus after Wolverine win


COLUMBUS, OHIO – Jackson Winters has seen his beloved Michigan Wolverines beat Ohio State twice in his life, but the first time doesn’t really count. The 10-year-old native of Columbus, Ohio was only six months old when UM toppled OSU in 2011, said his father Kyle Winters. So, as a Wolverine in Buckeye territory, there was only one way to celebrate UM’s Nov. 27 win over OSU — the first real rivalry win of Jackson’s young fandom. He ran shirtless with a blue block M on his chest around the Ohio State campus after the game. Wearing a winged helmet, maize pants and fuzzy slippers, Jackson faced little resistance during his maize-and-blue-clad tour of the campus, as Winters said it was “a ghost town.” “I just think people tried to ignore our presence,” he said.

The actual viewing of UM’s 42-27 victory on Saturday, however, was an emotional…

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