COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of Ohio State football parents, proudly clad in Scarlet and Gray, marched into enemy territory last Nov. 27. On that chilly morning, before snow flakes began to fall, those Buckeye families were fired up by the seething stares in and around Michigan Stadium. Most had felt this before. Of all of their sons’ athletic exploits, few had left these parents prouder than walking out of either stadium after The Game as winners in the sport’s greatest rivalry. “They let us know there was no love for us there,” said Ronnie Hickman Sr., the father of OSU’s starting safety. “I thought, this is good. This is what the rivalry should be.” A different reality later literally descended upon the OSU parents. Michigan fans — primed to celebrate a 42-27 victory over Ohio State that snapped a decade-long losing streak — flooded down the aisles of Michigan…
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