Many Ohio State Football fans are always watching what rival Michigan is doing.
That’s especially true when the two teams aren’t playing at the same time on a Saturday. Opening weekend had the Wolverines playing in the early slot against cupcake East Carolina, while our beloved Buckeyes played Indiana in the mid-afternoon window.
Buy Buckeyes TicketsIf you didn’t know, Michigan’s head coach Jim Harbaugh is sitting out the first three games of this season on a self-imposed sanction as the NCAA investigates the program for recruiting violations.
It doesn’t seem like the players received the memo that this was self-imposed because some of their pregame and in-game actions showed differently. Check out what Michigan did, along with reactions to their support of their suspended coach.
JJ McCarthy’s pregame attire
#Michigan has arrived. pic.twitter.com/7pfkJUZERW
— Isaiah Hole (@isaiahhole) September 2, 2023
Reaction
Is Harbaugh in jail? Pretty sure the university approved of this.
Ben Stevens, you are correct
J.J. McCarthy wears a “Free Harbaugh” shirt into the Big House for Michigan’s opener against ECU.
A reminder:
Jim Harbaugh’s three-game suspension is self-imposed by Michigan athletics. pic.twitter.com/9WW9eDnUgL
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) September 2, 2023
Reaction
Stevens understood the penalty, not sure the players did.
Free hamburgers?
UNBELIEVABLE:
Michigan QB JJ McCarthy spotted wearing a “Free Hamburgers” shirt in correlation to the 3-game suspension for Harbaugh.
McCarthy is wearing the shirt to spite Harbaugh because when he was being recruited, Harbaugh only gave him free beets and anchovies 😳 pic.twitter.com/FPhvFZW6dg
— Chad Seisnueve (@KyleMcCordSZN) September 2, 2023
Reaction
Obviously this is photoshopped, but it’s still funny.
How about some in-game antics
Michigan honors fallen hero Jim Harbaugh, slain by a cheeseburger 🍔 pic.twitter.com/eVeLeItLH3
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 2, 2023
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Can’t help but laugh at this, too. The cheeseburger strikes again.
Reaction from their other rival
Imagine Michigan fans reaction if Mel had his players do a tribute formation to him getting suspended
— Hoggard SZN (@DaddyHoggard) September 2, 2023
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The odd-ball head coach has rubbed off on his players and fan base. I don’t agree with Michigan State fans often, but this one is right.
Living tribute?
Michigan gave a tribute to Jim Harbaugh?
He’s (self-imposed) suspended, not dead… pic.twitter.com/imCkVAa41G— Grayson Weir (@GsonJW) September 2, 2023
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Yeah, Grayson, Harbaugh isn’t dead. He’s just suspended for three games.
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