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Most ex-Wolverines don't want Ohio St. help in Big Ten race

No Michigan Man worth his salt would ever want help from Ohio State to win a Big Ten championship.

Or would he?

Most of the former Michigan players interviewed this week said they couldn't bring themselves to hope for a Buckeyes win over Michigan State on Saturday even though it would keep alive the Wolverines' title hopes — as long as they win at Penn State.

"Root for Ohio State to win?" 1971 All-America offensive lineman Reggie McKenzie asked incredulously. "I root for them to lose all the time."

The passion created by what many call the greatest rivalry in college football runs deep on both sides and extends well beyond the late-November Saturday each year when Michigan and Ohio State meet in what's simply known as "The Game.