November 24, 2021

Good morning. It’s rivalry week.

The Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes will take the field in less than 72 hours. With both teams ranked top 5 in the country, The Game carries implications far beyond bragging rights: It could shape the Big Ten Championship, decide New Year’s Six bowl games and even have National Championship implications. 

For the third year, The Michigan Daily and The Ohio State Lantern produced a joint publication with stories about our schools’ historic football rivalry. From a visual breakdown of the history of The Game to Michigan football’s adaptation of the new NIL policy to remembering the ‘Guarantee Game,’ the Rivalry Edition brings you all the content you need before the Wolverines take the field Saturday at 12 p.m.

SportsMonday: This is why you brought back Jim Harbaugh

With new defense comes hope of new outcome for The Game

For Jim Harbaugh and Michigan, Ohio State offers a chance at vindication

Michigan is refocusing on Ohio State. Is it enough?

‘This is why I came back’: Michigan’s seniors prepare for one last shot at Buckeyes

A rivalry decided on the recruiting trail

Visualizing the history of The Game

The Game through the lens of student journalists past

In NIL ‘arms race,’ Michigan and its student-athletes turn to third-party companies for assistance

In enemy territory, Erick All blossoms into a staple of Michigan’s passing attack

Brad Hawkins’s winding journey: How a post-graduate year shaped his Michigan tenure

Thirty-five years on, remembering the ‘Guarantee Game’

For Michigan, Ohio State presents a legacy-defining opportunity

What is the Rivalry Edition? Our writers explain:


We’re launching this work alongside a competitive fundraiser with The Lantern to help us cover our operating costs. If you are able, please consider donating to help our independent, student-run journalism here. 

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