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Finally, a Michigan-Ohio State game guaranteed to honor storied history

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Good luck prying details about "The Guarantee" from Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh or Ohio State’s Urban Meyer heading into The Game on Saturday.

Both coaches were asked about their thoughts on that resurrected showdown in 1986, which Michigan won 26-24 in Columbus. Harbaugh backed up that guarantee for Bo Schembechler. Meyer watched from the sideline as an assistant coach under Earle Bruce.

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Thirty years later, Harbaugh returns as Michigan's coach to Ohio Stadium with Meyer at the helm for Ohio State. It’s 10-1 vs.