With his team 3-8 heading into their rivalry game against Ohio State, Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez could probably use some support from some of the program’s legendary names. And right on cue, Heisman Trophy winner and ESPN analyst Desmond Howard is there to help, giving WBNS in Columbus (via the DETROIT NEWS) his assessment of the team in Rodriguez’s first year at the helm:

I made a comment (Sunday) on our show that it’s not like they were trying to learn a spread offense (as much as) like they were trying to learn how to play football in some of those games, they looked so bad. This isn’t Michigan, this is like Michigan Tech.

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ESPN college football analyst Desmond Howard played at Michigan. His colleague, Kirk Herbstreit, played his college ball at Ohio State, so there’s a bit of a rivalry between those two already.

In an interview last week, Howard was asked about Herbie, and that rivalry may have been kicked up a notch. Read more…