When workouts are at stake, even Buckeyes have Michigan's back

Whatever its intentions, the Detroit Free Press' weekend broadside at Michigan's workout regimen is being widely met locally as a crusade to hasten the fall of the Rodriguez administration, or at least to advance some hidden agenda at the program's expense. That's probably to be expected from the homers. But you know your muckraking is losing traction when your target starts receiving moral support from its mortal enemy: COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)—Ohio State players say if their rivals at Michigan are putting in extra time, they’re not alone. So are the Buckeyes. And so is any team, they say, that wants to be any good. [...] Join the club, the Buckeyes said. Ohio State captains Kurt Coleman and Doug Worthington and head coach Jim Tressel all said Tuesday that it takes extra work to compete these days in major college football—and the players who want to be great understand that. The NCAA may have a 20-hour per week cap, but the players don’t live by...