When Ohio State plays at Michigan football on Saturday, 728 days will have passed since the archrivals’ last meeting.
That’s a long time for emotions to simmer, though slow boil is probably a more correct term for it. The rivalry never goes away, even last year when a COVID-19 outbreak among the Wolverines caused the teams not to play for the first time since 1917.
But now The Game is back, and much more is at stake beyond the bragging rights that always suffice. After its early loss to Oregon, Ohio State has won nine straight, culminating in a 56-7 annihilation of No.