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Roots of the rivalry

November 23, 2011

Roots of the rivalry

The Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes play each other on Saturday for the 108th time—a rivalry that ESPN viewers have voted as the best ever. It is believed that the roots of the hard feelings between the two sides may go back to 1833 when Michigan was making its pitch for statehood. Surveyors discovered that Toledo should actually belong to Michigan and Ohio refused to give it back.

Photo: Bentley Historical Library

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