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Ohio State head coach Ryan Day wasn’t interested in gloating after beating their longtime rival.
On Saturday, Ohio State handily defeated Michigan 27-9 and virtually eliminated the 15th-ranked Wolverines from the college football playoffs.
Immediately after the game, Ohio State players could be seen waiting for Michigan players to leave the field so that they could plant their flag at midfield.
Michigan stayed on the field after “The Game” protecting the M 😆👀 pic.twitter.com/CvohmhbWm0
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Eventually, Day instructed his players to leave the field and refused to let them plant their flag on Michigan’s M.
There was an attempted flag planting… but Ryan Day said no.
The Buckeyes will celebrate in the locker room pic.twitter.com/cDN29QNXTi
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"We're going to win with humility." @JennyTaft with @OhioStateFB HC Ryan Day on what this win means for the Buckeyes ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/D8vCDQpqe7
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During his postgame press conference, Day spoke about winning with humility.
“I’ve thought, as you can imagine, over the years, after winning this game, what I would say in this press conference,” Day said postgame. “I’m gonna save all those comments because I think the best thing to do is win with humility. That’s what we’re gonna do. I think that speaks to our program and speaks to what it means to be a Buckeye. We wanted to take this rivalry game back this year. The way that our guys played certainly spoke to that. They played with great passion and great physicality.”
"I'm going to save all those comments. … The best thing to do is win with humility."
Ryan Day on if he thought about what he'd say in postgame if he beat Michigan. pic.twitter.com/l5UyGDPJwZ
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