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Ryan Day And Many Of His Players Didn't Grow Up on the Ohio State-Michigan Rivalry, But They Understand How Much It Means Now

If you grew up in the state of Ohio, the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry has probably been a big part of your life since you were a kid.

That wasn’t the case for any of the six Buckeyes who represented the Ohio State football team during its rivalry-week press conference on Tuesday.

Ryan Day grew up in New Hampshire, where the biggest sports rivalries in his life as a kid were Red Sox vs. Yankees and Celtics vs. Lakers. Wyatt Davis and Chris Olave grew up in California, while Tuf Borland is from Illinois, Pete Werner is from Indiana and Jordan Fuller is from New Jersey.