Jones, who led Ohio State to the 2014 national championship under head coach Urban Meyer, didn’t limit his remarks to rivalry rhetoric.

The NCAA has finally handed down a punishment for the Michigan Wolverines football program for their involvement in sign-stealing during Jim Harbaugh’s tenure as head coach. While the sanctions do not affect the team’s 2023 national championship—led by former Wolverines star and current Minnesota Vikings QB J.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Anticipation is important for quarterbacks, and having played the position before, Ohio State football coach Ryan Day clearly still possesses the trait. In his opening statement during Monday’s press conference, Day got ahead of any questions asking him to comment on the NCAA’s punishment of Michigan for its sign-stealing scandal.

The excitement is building as the Ohio State Buckeyes are getting close to kicking off the college football season, but the team was dealt a blow by their rival on Tuesday. Ohio State had been competing to land the No. 1 ranked running back in the 2026 recruiting class.

The Michigan Wolverines' football program was given four years of probation and future fines expected to exceed $20 million as the result of its past sign stealing scandal on Friday. Head coach Sherrone Moore is expected to serve a self-imposed two-game suspension plus an additional one-game suspension.

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Afterward, Michigan planted its maize and blue ‘Block M’ flag at center field of Ohio Stadium setting off a melee that included tear gas, a flag ripping by Buckeyes star Jack Sawyer and other theatrics. On Sunday, a Wolverines fan made light of the historic day with a flag planting display that began going viral on social media.