Former Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott fired back at Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, after his comments about Gene Smith.
In college football, it’s the rivalries that makes the game and there aren’t as many great rivalries and bitter feuds, as the one between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines. With the Buckeyes dominating under Urban Meyer over the last four years and Michigan seeing a resurgence under Jim Harbaugh in his first year, the rivalry is only going to heat up even more as these two teams continue to dominate as programs.
With the Michigan Wolverines turning a lot of heads by holding spring practice in Florida, Ohio State AD Gene Smith decided to take a shot at Harbaugh.
Ohio State AD Gene Smith on holding spring practice in Florida: "If we were jump starting our program, I'd probably try to do that too."
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) March 22, 2016
After Harbaugh saw the comments from Smith, he decided to fire a shot right back at Smith on Twitter and take a shot at a recent Ohio State scandal.
Good to see Director Smith being relevant again after the tattoo fiasco. Welcome back!
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) March 23, 2016
However, former Ohio State running back and top NFL prospect, Ezekiel Elliott, decided to remind Harbaugh just who always wins every time the two teams meet, especially in Michigan.
@CoachJim4UM Welcome to the big house coach. Better luck next time pic.twitter.com/TKrXfEthH8
— Ezekiel Elliott (@EzekielElliott) March 23, 2016
— Ezekiel Elliott (@EzekielElliott) March 23, 2016
It’s great to see the two sides having a good old fashioned rivalry with each other and the other side is never going to like each other, but for now, the Buckeyes hold the bragging rights, as they’ve had no issue taking the Wolverines to the woodshed on a yearly basis.
They also spend each season in the National Championship conversation and the Wolverines aren’t there quite yet. Still, both sides are only going to get better and their rivalry is only going to get more bitter.