Jim Harbaugh finally got over the hurdle and led Michigan to a victory over Ohio State, likely catapulting the Wolverines into the top four of the upcoming College Football Playoff rankings.
Harbaugh suggested after the 42-27 thrashing that the team was motivated by some of the trash-talking that occurred in the week leading up to the game.
“There’s definitely stuff people said that spurred us on. Sometimes people that are standing on third base think they hit a triple, but they didn’t,” Harbaugh said, via The Columbus Dispatch.
Some believe the remark was a jab at Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s “hang 100 on them” remark he made last season. Day reportedly made the comment after he and Harbaugh got into a spat during a Big Ten teleconference.
Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson said the trash-talking was a big motivation. “These guys have been disrespecting us. Stepping on our jerseys. Talking about hanging a 100 on us. Doing all the rah-rah and doing all the talk. But we were about it today,” Hutchinson said.
