Ann Arbor — Michigan finally protected its turf long after the game was over, when a group of players stood around the midfield Block M and warily watched the celebrating Buckeyes. Another M in the end zone had already been defiled by mascot Brutus Buckeye, who carved an X in the snow.

Nobody thought the Wolverines would torment Ohio State forever, right? But this was a resounding, pounding day of redemption that sent the Buckeyes into delirious revelry. And should send the Wolverines into 364 days of honest reflection.

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