The final Saturday of college football, fans from around the nation turn on their TVs at noon. It's to watch "The Game" between Ohio State and Michigan. The most iconic rivalry game in the sport, attending the matchup is a bucket-list item for a reason.

'The Game' isn't for several more weeks, but the way things are shaping up: It's going to make history.

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when facing Ohio State and Michigan in consecutive weeks was an unfair task for any Big Ten team.The Wolverines' recent slide has made this no longer the case.

ANN ARBOR, MI – The University of Michigan and Ohio State University have been rivals for generations, and between now and Nov. 25, they have something other than football to compete over. The 2026 Blood Battle started on Oct.

Michigan and Ohio State first met on Oct. 16, 1897. Discover how a 34-0 Wolverines win launched the rivalry that is now known as college football’s “The Game.”

As for the bearer of bad news for Michigan, the Buckeyes went 7-0 against the Wolverines with Meyer, who's now a College Football Studio Analyst for FOX's "Big Noon Kickoff," as their head coach from 2012-18, a stint highlighted by Ohio State winning the national championship in the 2014 college football season.

Oregon, Ohio State’s Week 10 opponent, has been among the sport’s biggest disappointments this season. The Ducks dropped an early-season nonconference game at Oklahoma State, lost quarterback Dante Moore to injury two weeks later and fell to UCLA on Oct. 10.