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How Howard Yerges Jr. Became the Only Quarterback to Start for Both Ohio State and Michigan

In the long history of the rivalry, only a precious few individuals ever stood on one sideline dressed in scarlet and gray or maize and blue only to find themselves on the other sideline dressed in the opposite colors at some later date. The number of people who’ve played on both sides in The Game can be counted on one hand.

Only one man played quarterback for both teams.

It’s difficult to imagine that Howard F. Yerges, Jr., ever dreamed of not following his older sister Peggy to The Ohio State University. Both of their parents, Howard Sr.