If one interaction at Big Ten Media Days were chosen to show just how much the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry has shifted in the past four years, it would have to be Makari Paige’s response when a reporter asked him what pops into his head when someone says the words “Ohio State.”
“A dub. A win. And then the rivalry, of course,” the Michigan safety said.
A Wolverine saying that in 2020 would have been met with incredulity and probably online ridicule. Now, it just makes sense. What else would a player say about a team he’s beaten three consecutive times?