Wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. did everything he could to carry No. 2 Ohio State to victory against No. 3 Michigan on Saturday. While the Buckeyes came up just short, as the Wolverines took the win 30–24, Harrison’s brilliant effort did not go unnoticed.
One man eager to comment on Harrison’s greatness was play-by-play man Gus Johnson. After Harrison broke free to score with eight minutes left to play, cutting the Buckeyes’ deficit to 27–24, Johnson praised Harrison with a nickname that the Fox commentator has appeared eager to make stick over the past few months.
“Touchdown! Maserati Marv!” Johnson said as Harrison broke the plane. “Marvin Harrison Jr. with the 14-yard score, and just like that, Ohio State marches it right down the field and scores.”
MASERATI MARV WITH THE TD@OhioStateFB marches it down the field and makes it a 3-point game 💪🌰 pic.twitter.com/flckzwtsnB
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 25, 2023
It's not the first time that Johnson has pitched the nickname on Harrison, as he also pitched the moniker for Marvin after Ohio State's win over Penn State back in October.
This time around, fans were a bit less receptive of Johnson's effort. Simply put, it appeared that Johnson wanted it too much.
Gus Johnson saying 'Maserati Marv' today pic.twitter.com/9i1HVPxA8z
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 25, 2023
YOU GOTTA GO TO MARVIN HARRISON SO I CAN SAY MASERATI MARV - Gus Johnson
— Tone Digs (@ToneDigz) November 25, 2023
Every time Gus Johnson calls him “Maserati Marv.” pic.twitter.com/5fUsXKQU7f
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) November 25, 2023
Never having to hear Gus Johnson say Maserati Marv ever again is an ideal outcome from this game
— Derrike (@derrike) November 25, 2023
Today’s real loser in Ann Arbor might be Gus Johnson, who doesn’t get to yell “Maserati Marv!” after every play during next week’s B1G championship.
— Shawn Curtis (@shawncurtis430) November 25, 2023
While there were plenty of dissenters, there were also those that had grown fond of the nickname with Johnson's persistence.
Maserati Marv is starting to grow on me.
— Nick Martin (@themicknartin) November 25, 2023
Successfully been gaslit into "Maserati Marv"
— Jason Kirk (buy my novel) (@JasonKirk_fyi) November 25, 2023
Harrison finished with five receptions for 118 yards and a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough for the Buckeyes. With Harrison likely heading to the draft next year, it appears that he will finish his Ohio State career 0–3 against the Wolverines in “The Game.”
