Many Ohio State players were upset at the Michigan team trying to plant the flag on the Block O in the middle of Ohio Stadium after the Wolverines won a hard-fought 13-10 victory on Saturday afternoon — their fourth-straight win in the rivalry.
It ruffled so many feathers on the OSU sideline that a significant melee broke out that resulted in pepper spray being used to control things by the police on the field. Head coach Ryan Day said that Ohio State had some “prideful guys” that “weren’t going to let that happen.”
Michigan quarterback Davis Warren was asked about the incident and what unfolded afterward and seemed to rub salt in the wound of the OSU psyche by shrugging it off as something the Buckeyes could have prevented from occurring.
“We’re going to win in your house and we’re gonna plant the flag,” Warren told reporters after the game. “You should’ve done something about it.”
“We’re going to win in your house, and we’re going to plant the flag. You should’ve done something about it.” — Davis Warren pic.twitter.com/ETr2ap9yEh
— Brock Heilig (@brockheilig) November 30, 2024
OK, well, I don’t know that’s exactly what I would teach my kids or players I coach in a competitive environment, but I guess he has a point for those that think there’s more than a college football game at stake here. I’d rather teach competitors to respect the opponent and both win (ahem, Michigan) and lose (looking at you Ohio State) with class.
Neither of that happened in the aftermath of “The Game” on Saturday and nobody should be proud of how it all unfolded.
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