After signing with Michigan on Wednesday, football recruit Reon Dawson professed his love for the Wolverines’ archrival — Ohio State. The Buckeyes never offered the Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) prospect a scholarship.
Dawson told the Dayton Daily News[1], “Until I die, I’m gonna be a Buckeye fan, even though I’m going (to Michigan). When we play (OSU), I’m gonna still bring my ‘A’ game. But I love Ohio State.”
Yikes.
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After some inevitable backlash, Dawson took to Twitter[4] to defend himself by hashtagging #GOBLUE and re-tweeting some support from followers.
One comment came from fellow 2013 Michigan commit Mike McCray II, who tweeted:
Okay. But that only explains his closing sentence.
It seems pretty unlikely that the reporter missinterpreted, “Until I die, I’m gonna be a Buckeye fan”.
Dawson might have some trouble explaining that one, but maybe he shouldn’t have to. It’s not as if he won’t be motivated to show Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes what they’re missing out on when they play Michigan.
What do you think? Is it wrong to continue rooting for a team that you grew up loving, even if you attend a rival school? Weigh in on Facebook[5].
References
- ^ told the Dayton Daily News (m.daytondailynews.com)
- ^ Top signing day stories (www.usatodayhss.com)
- ^ Signing day ceremonies (www.usatodayhss.com)
- ^ Twitter (twitter.com)
- ^ Weigh in on Facebook (www.facebook.com)
