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Harbaugh's '86 victory guarantee still strikes a nerve at Ohio State

Adam Rittenberg looks ahead to Saturday's reunion between Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer. The last time the two met on the field was when Harbaugh was quarterback at Michigan, and Meyer was a grad assistant at Ohio State.

Nearly three decades later, former Michigan quarterback Jim Harbaugh's teammates, coaches and opponents still aren't surprised he had the guts to say what he said on Nov. 17, 1986.

Five days before Michigan played Ohio State in "The Game" in Columbus, Ohio, Harbaugh guaranteed the Wolverines would beat the Buckeyes and win a Big Ten championship and a trip to the Rose Bowl.