In fact, as tradition has it, when it’s Michigan week, you won’t even see the letter “M” in a lot of places around campus in Columbus — which explains the excess of X’s, all in red, that are popping up in Twitter pictures from official and unofficial feeds.

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Even an ex-Buckeye who’s got a good shot to be the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year got in on the act Monday, as did the governor of the state.