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Michigan Channels Baker Mayfield By Planting Flag At Ohio Stadium After Beating Ohio State

The Wolverines beat the Buckeyes in Columbus for the first time since 2000 on Saturday afternoon.

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Michigan beat Ohio State in Columbus for the first time in 22 years on Saturday afternoon, then celebrated by planting a blue flag with a maize Block “M” on the Block “O” at the 50-yard line of Ohio Stadium.

The move brings to mind former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield’s celebration following the Sooners’ 31-16 victory in Columbus in 2017, though he later apologized for his actions.

“After the game, I did not mean for it to be disrespectful toward any Ohio State players at all, especially not the team r the players because they’re a great team and a great program,” Mayfield said. “I didn’t mean it to be disrespectful at all.

“We do the flag thing at (the Red River Showdown against Texas), so that’s just something I got caught up in an emotional win. It should have been something I did in the locker room, so I apologize for doing it in the middle of the field.”

That said, don’t expect an apology from any of the Wolverines’ players involved in the flag planting, as the 45-23 marked their second straight victory over the rival Buckeyes and secured a trip to the Big Ten Championship Game for the second year in a row.

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Andrew Lind is an Ohio State beat writer and photographer at BuckeyesNow, founder of The Ohio State Uniform Database and the NCAA and NFL writer at SportsLogos.net.

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