Saturday’s game between Michigan football and Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, will be the 117th edition of well, The Game.
Both the Buckeyes and Wolverines enter their showdown undefeated, with the winner claiming a spot in next week’s Big Ten title game in Indianapolis, and the loser getting a week to stump for a second spot in the College Football Playoff.
Even without the enhanced stakes this week, it’s a rivalry with more than its fair share of hate, as well as more than its fair share of classic games between two programs that have mostly dominated the Big Ten over the past six decades.