ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Kaleb Wesson stood outside the visiting locker room at Crisler Arena with an inch-long cut on his left cheek and a finger-length gash at the base of his neck that he says stemmed from a transition sequence on Tuesday night. A few feet to his left was Kyle Young, wearing a No. 50 jersey without his name on the back because Michigan’s Zavier Simpson had ripped his own No. 25 jersey in the final minutes.
The battle scars and alternate jersey served as unforeseen souvenirs from a 61-58 victory that Ohio State had secured only 10 minutes beforehand.