Any recruit who chooses to commit to either Michigan or Ohio State knows what comes with playing for either program. It comes with playing at a high level and the knowledge that the game at the end of the regular season is the biggest game they will play that year, no matter what the team's record is. That game being The Game where Michigan and Ohio State face off in a heated rivalry match.
For one Ohio State recruit, he is already ready for The Game when he joins the Buckeyes, but he may want to be careful what he wishes for. 5-star commit Blaine Bradford has talked about how all he can think of is playing the team up north, which is what Buckeye fans call Michigan, which isn't very original.
In an interview with 247Sports, Bradford talks about his thoughts on the Michigan Wolverines.
"Every night before I go to sleep, I'm imagining in my head playing against that team from up North," Bradford said.
Should someone remind Bradford that Ohio State hasn't beaten Michigan in The Game in four years? While the Buckeyes have put up valiant efforts and even went on the win a National Championship this last season, the won thing they have yet to do and that Ryan Day still struggles to do is beat the Wolverines.
Of course, these schools want these guys excited for this rivalry, or else they won't play as hard as they should, but maybe the young guys should wait till they get their feet wet first in college football before they talk about the rivalry game and beating the opposing team.
The Game this next season should be very interesting as both teams are going through some pretty big changes on the offensive side of the ball. Michigan will have yet another new quarterback, and whether it will be Bryce Underwood or Mikey Keene, that is yet to be seen, and the Buckeyes will also have yet another new quarterback this season with Will Howard heading to the NFL.