Of all of Ohio State’s victories in The Game, some of which I was fortunate enough to see in person, probably the most satisfying for me came a decade after I graduated and left Columbus. Although it’s been almost another decade since it was played, the 2006 meeting between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan still resonates the most.
The two schools have met many times over the years with the Big Ten conference title on the line. Each university’s football team has ruined the other’s title chances on numerous occasions. Still, the stakes had never been higher, giving rise to the game’s nickname, “The Game of the Century.