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Jim Harbaugh: Michigan-Ohio State rivalry hatred 'very manufactured'

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ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- The Michigan-Ohio State rivalry has always had a level of hatred to it given the history and relevance of the annual game, but Jim Harbaugh said Monday the bitterness and storylines of animosity seem manufactured by outside sources.

"I'm not going to go as far as to say contrived, but it is hyped up to no ends," Harbaugh said. "And these are student-athletes that are young kids, young adults, that are playing this game. And all we ask them to do is go out there and play the very best.