June 24, 2026

Michigan’s outgoing players talk Ohio State rivalry, long-awaited win


INDIANAPOLIS — The win was vital in helping Michigan turn an improbable season into a historic one, and a memory many outgoing players are going to keep with them for their rest of their lives. Speaking last week at the NFL Scouting Combine, pro-bound Wolverines were asked a bevy of questions on all sorts of topics, big or small. But the prevailing question that showed up interview after interview, and rightfully so, had to do with Michigan’s 42-27 win over Ohio State on Nov. 27. The victory not only snapped an eight-game losing skid to the arch-rival Buckeyes, but earned Michigan their first-ever spot in the Big Ten championship game. “That was a great feeling as a program,” defensive tackle Chris Hinton said. “We made it a pivotal point of our program this year, just to beat to Ohio State. We said it From Day 1: We wanted to beat…

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