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Michigan player has to apologize after criticizing coaches in group chat following embarrassing loss

TTUN is imploding, and Ohio State fans are sitting back and watching the fun.
ByRyan Stano
Michigan tight end Zack Marshall (83) high-fives fans before practice at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor ahead of the game between Michigan and Oklahoma on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.
Michigan tight end Zack Marshall (83) high-fives fans before practice at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor ahead of the game between Michigan and Oklahoma on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

So far this season, Ohio State football fans have had a fun time watching their rivals go to work. TTUN has struggled to compete in games. In fact, they should have three losses already. Their first game of the year was gifted to Western Michigan after they got that infamous extra second.

However, the Wolverines have now lost each of their first two games in the Big Ten. They just lost to Minnesota on the road for the first time since 1977. After losing the Little Brown Jug, Zack Marshall took to a group chat to criticize his coaches, and now it's gotten out.

Zack Marshall is in hot water after group chat criticisms towards TTUN's coaching staff

Marshall had several criticisms of the coaches, including not knowing how to use Bryce Underwood. Underwood has looked like a gigantic waste of money in his two years in Ann Arbor. Marshall thinks the coaches are to blame for that. Now, he has apologized for that on social media.

"Last weekend, in the hours after we lost, I made some inappropriate comments that I regret. "The game is won and lost as a team, and I pointed fingers instead of taking accountability. I let my frustrations speak for me in an emotional moment. I apologize to my teammates and coaches for the unnecessary drama that this has caused."

Most of Marshall's frustrations were directed at offensive coordinator Jason Beck. Marshall complained that Beck told the tight ends that they are not important in this offense. From an Ohio State perspective, this is music to my ears. The Buckeyes have to be loving the infighting.

It really does seem like the Ohio State Buckeyes broke TTUN after beating them last season. Getting Sherrone Moore fired eliminated the last of the cheaters from the program, and now they are in shambles. Ohio State has to love their chances of winning The Game in November.

Ohio State is happy to be clear of drama this season

While the Wolverines flounder around because of this drama, the Buckeyes are pretty drama-free. The biggest issue they have is whether or not Legend Bey is going to play. He is pretty clearly in Ryan Day's doghouse and has yet to find a way to dig himself out.

Other than that, there's not much drama around the team. That's what happens when you win games. Ohio State has been crushing teams since they had the terrible collapse against Texas in the fourth quarter. However, the Buckeyes are good enough to beat good teams in the fourth quarter.

Ohio State will never take it easy when it comes to preparing for Michigan. Day knows what happens when he loses that game, and he doesn't want to feel that ever again. He is constantly working on things throughout the year for that game, but he is focused on the tough schedule he is navigating right now.

The Buckeyes will play three straight ranked opponents once this weekend's game against Maryland is finished. That is where most of Day's attention is focused.

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