“Our goals every year are to beat our rivals, beat Michigan State and beat Ohio State, and we accomplished that,” quarterback Davis Warren said. “That’s really important to us. To come in here and get a win in this kind of environment, against a good football team, man, it’s a great feeling.”

The trenches win the game,” Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore said. “It’s not really about technique. It’s really about the will."

For Michigan, finishing 7-5 doesn't sting nearly as much now that the Wolverines have added to Ohio State's rivalry misery.