In 1998, Tom Brady wasn’t Tom Brady.
No one could’ve guessed the game-managing Michigan quarterback would go on to become the consensus Gridiron GOAT, and Brady was still two years away from sneaking into the penultimate round of the 2000 NFL draft as the 199th overall pick. Hell, he wasn’t even TB12, as Brady donned a No. 10 jersey for the maize and blue.
But perhaps Brady wouldn’t have to be any of those things to beat the Buckeyes in his first of two starts in The Game.
After all, Michigan held an 8-1-1 record in the past 10 editions of the rivalry entering the Nov.