Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to the media on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, in Ann Arbor about the upcoming Ohio State game. Nick Baumgardner, Freep
Al Washington has heard the stories.
The Michigan assistant coach's father, also named Al Washington, was a star linebacker for Woody Hayes and Ohio State in the late 1970s.
The elder Washington always told his son about how much he loved Hayes, and about the battles Hayes had with his protege, legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler.
“I grew up around that," Washington said Wednesday afternoon.