The Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy never shies away from supporting his alma mater, the University of Michigan. After Michigan’s win over Ohio State University, Dave Portnoy was seen celebrating the victory in every possible manner. The Wolerines’ victory cleared the path for the Big Ten Conference championship game. Meanwhile, a new development is creating ripples in the collegiate football arena.

On Thursday, the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced Jordan Marshall as the recipient of the ‘Ohio Mr. Football’ award for 2023. Interestingly, the Cincinnati high school player is a Michigan commit. Understandably, Dave Portnoy could not stop himself from taking to his X handle to mark the occasion.

‘Michigan Man’ Dave Portnoy greets ‘‘Mr. Ohio”

On November 30 Cincinnati Moeller running back Jordan Marshall became the 37th player to get the honor. This also made him the third Cincinnati high school player to win the award in the past five seasons. Dave Portnoy penned a welcome note to Jordan Marshall from his official Twitter account. He captioned the post as ‘’Welcome to the program Mr. Ohio! #goblue’’. Portnoy has every reason to be elated over Marshall joining Michigan, given the latter’s performance in the season.

Marshall, at 6 feet and 205 pounds, performed outstandingly and caught the eye of many spectators in the football regular season match. He rushed for 1,550 yards along with 17 touchdowns this season. Apart from that, Jordan Marshall succeeded in having 30 catches for 394 yards and four TDs. Because of an injury, Marshall could not play two games.

However, he made the perfect return in the second round of the playoffs with the Moeller’s 10-7 win over St. Xavier. Marshall not only exceptionally rushed for 127 yards but also achieved Moeller’s only TD in the game with his virtuoso performance. This earned him more praise apart from Portnoy.

Marshall receives ‘ultimate’ praise

Moeller head coach Bert Bathiany admired Marshall for his masterly skills and claimed, “He’s the ultimate team player. His ultimate goal was to win the state championship. He’s all about the team. This is something he wanted as well so he could represent his teammates and the school. It was really special for him to be a part of that.” This might be quite reassuring for Michigan, who are already on a high.

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Michigan won against Ohio State in the final game of the regular season. With posting a 12-0 record, it was Michigan’s third great victory over their arch-rivals. With its third straight victory, the Michigan team is beaming with glory amid the sign-stealing controversy. A commit from Ohio, that too with a great lineup of performances, will surely broaden their smile. It remains to be seen how Marshall makes himself useful for Michigan.

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