BY CARLOS MONARREZ (Detroit Free Press) -

Though they did not express any joy over the resignation of Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel, former Michigan stars Desmond Howard and Larry Foote said the Buckeyes’ troubles over improper benefits might give the Wolverines a recruiting advantage over their rival.

“I hope it helps our recruiting, depending what type of penalty they get,” Foote, a linebacker at U-M in 1998-2001, said Friday at a Gridiron Greats function in Novi. “If not, I hope some of them guys decide to come to Ann Arbor, because there’s a lot of talent in the state of Ohio that we can use.”

Howard, the Heisman Trophy winner in 1991, agreed that Ohio State’s recruiting could take a big hit…….

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