UpDAYtes ahead of home finale against Rutgers

The countdown for the Ohio State and Michigan game is on.  But before the Buckeyes get their chance of snapping a four-game losing streak to the Wolverines, Ohio State will face 5-5 Rutgers in its final regular season home game.  Head coach Ryan Day is focused on not overlooking the Scarlet Knights on Senior Day […]

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Column: Ryan Day’s Michigan narrative ignores three complicated years

The narrative going into this year’s installment of The Game is a familiar and simple one. Ryan Day needs to prove that he can beat Michigan. It comes up on almost every radio segment in Columbus, every pregame show and every conversation among frustrated fans. Losing four straight will do that, and last year’s 13-10 […]

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From “That State Up North” to The ‘Shoe: How the rivalry found me

Shoulder to shoulder, I was watching players sing “Carmen Ohio,” when someone yelled, “Fight!” The arm-to-arm lines broke, bodies shoved forward, and suddenly a herd of 200-pound, 6-foot-5 athletes surrounded me, surging toward the center of the field. In the scuffle, my eyes started burning with an overwhelming smell of pepper spray in the air. […]

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The merch Michigan fans hate

The shirt stops passersby in their tracks. It hangs in the window at Mid High Market at North High Street and 14th Avenue, white with black, bold, curly letters that proclaim, “Make Michigan Our Bitch Again.” Some point. Some laugh. Some pull out their cellphones to snap a picture to send to family and friends. […]

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Why Ohio State students are hardwired to hate Michigan

At Ohio State, cheering for the Buckeyes comes with an unspoken expectation: rooting against the Michigan Wolverines. From crossing out the Ms on campus buildings and signs, to referring to Michigan as “The Team Up North,” Ohio State’s hatred of the Wolverines runs strong. The hostility isn’t just a product of tradition, antics or campus […]

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Best Columbus bars for “The Game”

This year’s showdown between Ohio State and Michigan will be taking place in Ann Arbor, but the Columbus bar scene will be fully prepared for a day of football. In what many anticipate to be one of the busiest days of the year, a select few bars shared their plans on how they will operate […]

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Ohio State-Michigan’s unofficial historian: Tim May reflects on over four decades of covering The Game

The first time Tim May ever saw Ohio State and Michigan play, he had to squint at a black-and-white television in Demopolis, Alabama. It was 1961, and he was a football-obsessed kid who watched whatever his antenna could pull up. He didn’t know it then, but those flashes of scarlet and gray would shape his […]

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Frames from the game: Ohio State topples UCLA 48-10

Check out The Lantern’s photos from Ohio State’s third night game of the season as the No. 1 Buckeyes defeat the UCLA Bruins 48-10.

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Ohio State extends unbeaten season with 48-10 blowout of UCLA at Ohio Stadium

Asked at his weekly media availability about Ohio State’s place atop the newest College Football Playoff rankings, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day shifted his expression from impassive to stern. He didn’t want to hear about it. Day insisted the Buckeyes had “done nothing” at this point in the season and said they would need […]

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Ohio State Receiving Corps Showcases Its Depth Against UCLA

With Carnell Tate absent for the second straight game and uncertainty around the health of Jeremiah Smith, the Buckeyes played deep into their receiving depth chart and proved once again that they have the most talented receiving room in college football.  Nine different Ohio State players recorded at least one catch, as the Buckeyes breezed […]

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