Well, what do you know? Win a big game for the first time in 10 years and all of the sudden memories get short. At least on the maize and blue side of things.
Ohio State lost to its arch-rival by a score of 42-27 this past season knocking the Buckeyes out of the Big Ten championship as well as national title contention. It was the first time since 2011 that OSU had felt the sting of defeat at the hands of the Wolverines.
However, Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy doesn’t seem to have any recollection of the previous 20 years of Buckeye dominance. McCarthy recently shared his opinion on the rivalry with Wolverine Digest.
“For us, the whole 10-year stretch of us not winning – that’s all we know is beating Ohio State right now…so we’re going to keep that going.” Michigan quarterback, J.J. McCarthy
It didn’t take long for JJ McCarthy’s quote to get up at the WHAC #TheGame pic.twitter.com/KDw38xdq97
— Alex Gleitman (@alexgleitman) February 28, 2022
From the looks of things, it didn’t take long for the quote to find its way to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The words were plastered on the big screens for players and coaches to see and it surely raised blood pressures in the facility.
We’ll take nothing away from TTUN. They got the last laugh at the Buckeye’s expense last season. But if history has taught us anything in this rivalry game… adding fuel to the fire of the opponent is never a good thing. We’ll see if McCarthy can back up his words on the field of play.
Ohio State welcomes the Wolverines to Columbus on November 26.
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