Ohio State’s football team is continuing to one-up arch-rival Michigan on and off the field. On top of consistently winning The Game, the Buckeyes have been having an easy time convincing Wolverines coaches and alumni to join their ranks. The latest addition to Ryan Day’s coaching staff was a captain at Michigan back in the day.

According to Kyle Rowland of the Toledo Blade, former Michigan linebacker Joe Bolden has joined Ohio State as a defensive quality control coach. Rowland noted that Bolden played under Greg Mattison – who now serves as Ohio State’s co-defensive coordinator – while he was at Michigan.

An Ohio native, Bolden played for the Wolverines from 2012 to 2015. During his playing career, Bolden recorded over 250 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks.

After graduating, Bolden tried out for the NFL but didn’t make the cut. He wound up joining the Washington State coaching staff in 2017.

Joe Bolden, a captain on Jim Harbaugh's first Michigan team in 2015, is a defensive quality control coach at Ohio State. The Cincinnati native grew up next door to Kerry Coombs and played under Greg Mattison and Matt Barnes at Michigan. — Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) March 2, 2020

Mattison and Bolden aren’t the only Wolverines that Ryan Day has recruited to his staff.

Special teams coordinator Matt Barnes and linebackers coach Al Washington also joined the Buckeyes after having worked under Jim Harbaugh.

Who really knows what kind of juicy information those coaches had on Harbaugh that contributed to Ohio State’s 56-27 win over Michigan this past year?