Why didn't Ohio State plant a flag? How Day, Moore handled postgame

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The Ohio State-Michigan game ended in considerably tamer fashion than the Ohio State loss in 2024, thanks to a de-escalation of tension from both coaches.

After the Buckeyes broke their four-game rivalry losing streak against Michigan by winning 27-9 in Michigan Stadium on Nov. 29, Ohio State coach Ryan Day and Michigan coach Sherrone Moore met midfield to shake hands, but also to calm any postgame scuffles between the two teams.

While Ohio State players celebrated the win with fans, Michigan players guarded around the Michigan “M” in the middle of the field to prevent Ohio State players from planting a flag in the logo.

“Sherrone, if we don’t want a problem, we gotta get them [Michigan players] out of here,” Day said to Moore in a video posted by NBC4, “I’m not gonna plant any flags, none of that.”

Moore then told Day, “I got this,” and turned to the Michigan players and said, “Guys, to the locker room!” instructing them off the field.

A video from 10TV showed the Ohio State coaching staff turning players away from the center of the field who were holding flags.

After Ohio State lost to Michigan in 2024, Michigan players planted a flag in the middle of the Ohio State “O,” at Ohio Stadium, leading to a post-game brawl.

“We can’t let that happen,” Michigan running back Bryson Kuzdzal said in the Michigan postgame press conference. “We didn’t know if they were [Ohio State players] going to [plant the flag] or not, but if they were trying to, they were not going to.”

This story was updated to add a quote.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State-Michigan game ends peacefully after Day, Moore talk flags

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