Buckeye Notebook: Rodriguez addresses the rivalry

By JON SPENCER • For The Advocate • July 25, 2008 CHICAGO -- In one regard, new Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez expects Ohio State to be the easiest game on the schedule. "As coaches, the rivalry games are the easiest to get ready for because players hear about it all the time," said Rodriguez, attending his first Big Ten Media Days convention Thursday after spending the last six years as head coach of his alma mater, West Virginia. "Obviously, you don't coach or live in Michigan without understanding the rivalries. At Michigan, we're sort of unique in that we have three of those rivals in Ohio State, Michigan State and Notre Dame. My first day on the job I found a button on my desk that said, 'Beat Ohio State.' I think it's fun." Rodriguez replaces Lloyd Carr, who won a national championship in 1997 but went 1-6... [read full story]