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The rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State has been intense, but that has not prevented a few individuals from participating on both sides of the field as players or coaches.
Bo Schembechler as OSU assistant coach, 1960 |
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| Albert Herrnstein | Played for Michigan, 1899-1902 Head coach at Ohio State 1906-1900. (He was one of four Herrnsteins from Chillicothe, Ohio who have played for Michigan: William H., 1898-1899, William H. Jr., 1922-1925; and John, 1955-1958.) |
| Chuck Heater | Played fullback and tailback for Michigan, 1971-1974. Assistant coach at Ohio State, 1985-1987. |
| Gary Moeller | A three year starter at center for Ohio, 1960-1962. Assistant coach at Michigan, 1969-1976 and 1982-1989; head coach at Michigan 1989-1994 |
| Chuck Stobart | Assistant coach at Michigan, 1969-1976
Assistant coach at Ohio State, 1995-2000 |
| Bo Schembechler | Head coach at Michigan 1969-1989 Assistant coach at Ohio State, 1958-1963; graduate assistant at Ohio State, 1952. Bo also played for Woody Hayes at Miami of Ohio, 1949-1950. |
| Rick Bay | Played halfback and quarterback for Michigan, 1961-1964, but did not earn a letter. Better known as a Big Ten wrestling champion and All-American. Athletic Director at Ohio State, 1984-1987 |
| Steve Farrell | Assistant football/trainer coach and track coach at Ohio State 1909-1912 Assistant football coach/trainer, 1915-1916, and head track coach at UM, 1913-1929 |
| J.T. White | Lettered in football at both schools and played on national championship teams at both. White, who grew up in River Rouge, MI, went south to Columbus for his freshman and sophomore years and won a national title under Paul Brown in 1942. After serving in the military 1943-1946, White enrolled at Michigan, wining letters in 1946 and 1947 and was the starting center for the 1947 national champions. White was an assistant coach at Michigan 1948-1953 before moving on to Penn State. |
MICHIGAN vs OHIO STATE Playing Both Sides of the Field