A college football season without the annual clash between Ohio State and Michigan just doesn’t seem complete. But in the crappy year that is 2020, nothing seems off limits. So much to the chagrin of our brethren at Buckeyes Wire and WolverinesWire, the unthinkable has happened:
Official: 'The Game' is not happening this year pic.twitter.com/udq2QzzMQu
— Orion Sang (@orion_sang) December 8, 2020
This bombshell undoubtedly will have implications on the Big Ten and maybe even the College Football Playoff. While it didn’t mean as much for the Wolverines in a trying season, the Buckeyes really needed this game to show they were worthy of competing for a championship. Now, it becomes more difficult to justify keeping them in the running. The worst part for them is that this wasn’t their fault.
The Game always is a highlight on the schedule up there with the Iron Bowl and the Army-Navy Game. You don’t even need to look at the different seasons these teams have had. Not playing the game makes an already wacky year for college football feel more empty. Then again, we’ve all given up something this year, so consider this the latest in a series of metaphors.