Dave Portnoy might proclaim himself the biggest Ohio State hater. But for all its worth, even the Barstool founder had to draw the line somewhere. The Michigan-OSU matchup harbors the most intense animosity between the two teams, which has led to nasty interactions off the turf. Now, ahead of the matchup, he has issued an urgent message, not for his own safety, but for Ohio State head coach Ryan Day.

Ever since taking the OSU reins from the Buckeyes, Ryan Day has beaten Michigan once. And that’s a cause of frustration at Columbus. The Buckeyes had grown accustomed to beating the Team Up North for so long under Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer that the 0-4 record cuts deep. What’s alarming, though, is that the hostility became so severe that Day’s family ended up receiving death threats.

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