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One of the most important chapters in the long and legendary history of the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry will be written on Saturday as the second-ranked Buckeyes host the third-rated Wolverines at Ohio Stadium. The teams will meet as unbeaten and untied opponents for the fourth time ever. They are both 11-0 for The Game for the second time, following the one-versus-two match-up in 2006.
This rivalry is considered by many as the greatest in all of sports -- at least that’s where it was voted in 1999 in balloting conducted by ESPN.com.
Yes, Ohio State-Michigan was ahead of Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier, Duke-North Carolina, Wilt Chamberlain-Bill Russell, Canadiens-Maple Leafs, Jack Nicklaus-Arnold Palmer and Yankees-Red Sox on the continuum of sports' top head-to-head match-ups.
This year will mark the 118th meeting between the Buckeyes and Wolverines on the college gridiron. The teams had played for 102 consecutive years dating to 1918 prior to the cancellation of the 2020 game due to Covid.
