Ann Arbor to Columbus. Thanks RichRod!

[genlock]

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State-Michigan rivalry is about to get even more interesting, now that former Wolverines player Justin Boren has decided to join the Buckeyes.
Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said Boren plans to play for the team after sitting out the 2008 season, as required by NCAA transfer rules.
The sophomore offensive lineman left the Michigan program last month, saying its "family values have eroded" under new coach Rich Rodriguez.
"It's exciting to be coming back home to central Ohio," Boren, who just finished the spring semester at Michigan, said in a statement through Tressel. "I am looking forward to the chance to help the Buckeyes continue their excellence in any way I can."

According to the Columbus Dispatch, which consulted an Ohio State football historian, the move is unprecedented. Jack Park, considered a Buckeyes football expert, said he did not find evidence of another high-profile player transferring from Michigan to Ohio State after World War II.

[Dr. Whiplash]

Say good night, Dick. Rod.

Edited from http://www.dispatch.com

Only the naive can think (Justin) Boren will get a free pass now that he's left the Big House for the Horseshoe. After all, this was the kid (from Fairfield County) who chose Michigan over Ohio State in the first place; whose father, Mike, played at Michigan under Bo Schembechler.

Immediately after Boren announced he was leaving Michigan, his father wondered whether throwing in with Ohio State might create too much controversy to be worth the risk. Yesterday, Mike Boren said the reaction from Ohio State fans so far has been positive but added, "time will tell."

So will performance. If Boren, a sophomore who must sit out this coming season per NCAA rules, becomes a bedrock of the line in 2009, or even a positive contributor, then the scarlet and gray masses will open their arms to their prodigal son. For now, however, it seems Boren's arrival is generating curiosity more than criticism among Buckeyes fans. Some are even having fun with the story.

"We welcome Justin Boren with open arms - Mike Boren, too," former OSU All-America lineman John Hicks said. "Well, we've got to take the old man, too. We've just got to straighten the entire family out."

[cgarison]

The RichRod saga continues. Just glad I don't care about either horse in this race.