The Game

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The Game is the storied annual college football rivalry matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines, considered one of the most intense and historic rivalries in American sports.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sporting event ⓘ
college football rivalry game ⓘ
sports rivalry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry ⓘ
surface form: OSU–Michigan game

Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry ⓘ
surface form: Ohio State–Michigan football rivalry
cityForMichiganHomeGames Ann Arbor ⓘ
surface form: Ann Arbor, Michigan
cityForOhioStateHomeGames Columbus, Ohio ⓘ
conference Big Ten Conference ⓘ
conferenceAlignment Big Ten East division matchup (pre-2024) ⓘ
consideredOneOf greatest rivalries in American sports ⓘ
most intense rivalries in college football ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
divisionImpact often determines Big Ten championship ⓘ
fanTradition year-round anticipation by both fan bases ⓘ
firstMeetingDate 1897 ⓘ
homeStadiumForMichigan Michigan Stadium ⓘ
homeStadiumForOhioState Ohio Stadium ⓘ
involvesTeam Michigan Wolverines football ⓘ
Ohio State Buckeyes football ⓘ
level Football Bowl Subdivision ⓘ
surface form: NCAA Division I FBS
mediaCoverage national television broadcast in the United States ⓘ
nationalSignificance often has College Football Playoff implications ⓘ
notableCoachInEra Bo Schembechler ⓘ
Woody Hayes ⓘ
notableEra Ten-Year War ⓘ
rivalryBecameAnnual 1918 ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
typicalDate final week of Big Ten regular season ⓘ
late November ⓘ

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