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David Boston and Charles Woodson Trade Blows in 1997 Matchup

Ahead of another chapter in the greatest rivalry in sports, we take a look at some of the most iconic moments that fueled the hate.

The Game is always a little chippy, but David Boston and Charles Woodson took it up a notch in the 1997 edition of the rivalry, right from the start.

On Ohio State's first offensive drive of the game, Buckeye quarterback Stanley Jackson scrambled to the sideline for a seemingly harmless end to a third-down play, but away from the ball, the fisticuffs came out.

After a week of trash talk, Boston and Woodson allowed their hate to overflow, locking up and trading a few extracurricular blows in a now-iconic scene.