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Jake Trotter
LAS VEGAS – Michigan defensive finish Derrick Moore joked Thursday that Ohio State’s nationwide title was not a “actual win” as a result of the Buckeyes did not defeat the Wolverines alongside the way in which.
Within the regular-season finale final season, Michigan shocked the closely favored Buckeyes in Columbus 13-10 for its fourth straight victory within the rivalry.
As an eighth seed, Ohio State roared again within the inaugural 12-team expanded playoff, reeling off 4 consecutive wins to seize this system’s first nationwide championship in a decade.
Michigan gained the nationwide title in 2023, the ultimate yr of the four-team playoff.
“First, I would prefer to congratulate them on the win,” Moore stated throughout Large Ten media days, noting he was “hoping” the Buckeyes would lose within the playoff. “However it is not no actual win if y’all ain’t beat us.”
He added: “If the playoff growth wasn’t round, [Ohio State] would not have gained the nationwide championship. So we just about have a look at it like, y’all had a pleasant little, straightforward run. However we helped y’all alongside the way in which. We just about helped y’all construct again up. However after that [loss], they dominated everyone that got here in entrance of them. So gotta give all of the credit score to them.”
Moore had a move deflection within the Wolverines’ win on the Horseshoe, as Ohio State’s high-powered offense failed to attain after halftime. Afterward, a brawl between the 2 groups broke out when Michigan gamers gathered on the Block O brand at midfield and planted their flag. Police ultimately used pepper spray to quash the scuffle, which lasted roughly 5 minutes and left gamers and coaches from each side bloodied.
“I really feel like I might have [done] a greater job as a pacesetter of not letting that get out [of control] like that,” Moore stated. “However on the similar time … I really feel like that proper there may be just about why folks come to Michigan or Ohio State. … The rivalry, the environment.”
On Thursday, Moore additionally mocked Ohio state Rep. Josh Williams, who final December launched a invoice that might’ve categorised flag planting at Ohio Stadium round Buckeyes soccer video games as a felony.
“That was really loopy,” Moore stated. “However all I gotta say is, that is Ohio for you.”
The Buckeyes face Michigan on Nov. 29 in Ann Arbor.