Nick Saban calls Ohio State fans 'psychotic' ahead of rivalry game against Michigan

Ohio State and Michigan volition bash conflict successful the latest variation of The Game – the longstanding shot rivalry betwixt the 2 schools.

Buckeyes fans are hoping that their squad volition beryllium capable to propulsion done against the Wolverines. Michigan has defeated Ohio State each of the past 4 years, and adjacent though the defending nationalist champions are apt to marque the College Football Playoff, fans are definite to beryllium revved up going into Saturday’s affair.

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Fans respond aft Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) makes a one-handed drawback successful beforehand of UCLA Bruins antiaircraft backmost Andre Jordan Jr. (2) during the NCAA shot crippled astatine Ohio Stadium successful Columbus connected Nov. 15, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Well, erstwhile assemblage shot manager Nick Saban has had it with Ohio State fans.

"These Ohio State fans, they’re psychotic astir this, man," Saban said Wednesday connected "The Pat McAfee Show." "They each request to spell spot the doc someplace. I’d alternatively triumph the nationalist title than bushed Michigan. That’s conscionable me. Although, I’d emotion to bushed Michigan, don’t get maine wrong."

Saban knows the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry archetypal hand. He served arsenic a antiaircraft backs manager nether Woody Hayes successful the 1980s.

OHIO STATE LOOKS FOR REVENGE AGAINST MICHIGAN IN HIGH-STAKES EDITION OF THE GAME

Ohio State caput manager Ryan Day shouts to his squad against Rutgers during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, successful Columbus, Ohio.  (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

He said erstwhile helium was a caput manager successful assemblage football, helium would effort to get his squad to conscionable absorption connected what they tin bash to execute and stressed that the roadworthy teams successful the rivalry matchups implicit the play "need to person resiliency."

Julian Sayin has shown his resiliency passim the play and has turned into a Heisman Trophy contender. He won the backmost occupation successful the offseason and has thrown for 2,832 yards and 27 touchdowns. Ohio State’s defence has besides played highly well, too. The squad hasn’t allowed much than 16 points each season.

Michigan comes into the crippled with a spot connected their enarthrosis and with location tract vantage arsenic the crippled volition instrumentality spot astatine "The Big House." The Wolverines are 9-2 and led by Bryce Underwood who has 2,166 passing yards, 9 touchdown passes and 5 touchdowns connected the ground.

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