Let’s get this out of the way — Michigan beat Ohio State. Again. For the fourth straight year.
A hard-fought, gritty 13-10 victory sealed the deal in Columbus, and while Michigan celebrated what some consider to be a successful rebuilding year, Ohio State’s morale seemed all but dead.
Except, as it turns out, that loss was exactly what the Buckeyes needed.
Now, you might think that’s a bizarre take. How could losing to their bitter rivals — a team that had become their annual measuring stick — possibly benefit the Buckeyes? A team that is, more than a month later, gearing up for the College Football Playoff semifinal (the Cotton Bowl against Texas tonight) after upsetting the previously undefeated and No.