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Woodson predicts Michigan win over Ohio State in commencement speech

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One of the greatest players in the history of the Michigan program, Charles Woodson, was back on campus this weekend to give the commencement address and took the opportunity to make a bold prediction.

After remembering his punt-return touchdown against hated rival Ohio State in 1997, the Ohio native offered his prediction as to what will happen when the two schools meet this upcoming season.

"I'm telling you here today, 212 days from now, your Michigan Wolverines team will go down to Columbus, march into that stadium, and we will beat you-know-who to bring back that familiar feeling of victory back to the University of Michigan again," the 41-year-old said to raucous cheers, as per Martin Slagter of MLive.com.

While Michigan holds the overall edge in the series, 58-49-6, the Buckeyes have been absolutely dominant in recent years, winning 13 of the last 14 matchups.

What's more, with Urban Meyer and Ohio State returning a number of talented players and bringing in another highly ranked recruiting class, a road win for Michigan in November surely will be a tough task, despite Woodson's strong feelings otherwise.

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