High Stakes in the Horseshoe

As lawmakers ask whether college sports deserves a tax exemption, the season's most-hyped football game offers some answers

One hundred and nine years ago, Ohio State University's 16 varsity football players left here for a two-day journey to Ann Arbor, Mich., where one of the most storied rivalries in college sports was born.

The University of Michigan's squad trounced the visitors 34-0 in the first version of what fans in the heartland now refer to as "The Game." In reporting

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