Michigan and Ohio State fans can agree on one thing 🔥
The Game is the fierce annual college football rivalry between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most intense rivalries in all of American sports.
First played in 1897, the series has produced legendary moments, Heisman Trophy winners, national championship implications, and decades of bad blood that transcend the field—Michigan leads the all-time series, but Ohio State has dominated stretches of the modern era under coaches like Woody Hayes, Jim Tressel, and Urban Meyer. Played on the last Saturday of the regular season (usually in late November), The Game often decides the Big Ten championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff, with massive crowds, painted faces, and “Script Ohio” versus the Michigan fight song creating an electric atmosphere.
Its lore includes iconic plays like the 2006 “1 vs. 2” showdown, Bo Schembechler’s “Those Who Stay Will Be Champions” mantra, and countless trophy presentations that fuel year-round trash talk between the two neighboring Midwest powerhouses. Even in off years, The Game remains must-watch television, a cultural touchstone that embodies passion, tradition, and the raw essence of college football.
(Via WolverineWOP/ X)
Michigan and Ohio State fans can agree on one thing 🔥
The Game is the fierce annual college football rivalry between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most intense rivalries in all of American sports.
First played in 1897, the series has produced legendary moments, Heisman Trophy winners, national championship implications, and decades of bad blood that transcend the field—Michigan leads the all-time series, but Ohio State has dominated stretches of the modern era under coaches like Woody Hayes, Jim Tressel, and Urban Meyer. Played on the last Saturday of the regular season (usually in late November), The Game often decides the Big Ten championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff, with massive crowds, painted faces, and “Script Ohio” versus the Michigan fight song creating an electric atmosphere.
Its lore includes iconic plays like the 2006 “1 vs. 2” showdown, Bo Schembechler’s “Those Who Stay Will Be Champions” mantra, and countless trophy presentations that fuel year-round trash talk between the two neighboring Midwest powerhouses. Even in off years, The Game remains must-watch television, a cultural touchstone that embodies passion, tradition, and the raw essence of college football.
(Via WolverineWOP/ X)
