A year ago, Michigan wide receiver Tai Streets couldn't free himself from Ohio State cornerback Antoine Winfield. It was Streets and his shadow. Streets became a target, mostly because he had been responsible for killing Ohio State's national championship aspirations in 1996. They are playing as good as anybody I've seen in the country. I think we have found a way to win some very close games.
Cooper considers benching tailback as a way to spark team.
It can be a roll of the dice. Somehow, the pressure surrounding the Ohio State-Michigan game doesn't appear to be as intense. In fact, Cooper laughed and joked when asked to explain why the Buckeyes have won only once in 10 games against the Wolverines during his 11-year tenure. In the aftermath of Ohio State's 45-14 win over Iowa on Saturday, Coach John Cooper braced himself for the inevitable barrage of Michigan Week questions. The 69,473 fans were watching a Big Ten game between Ohio State and Iowa.