A series of conflicts prompted Michigan to widen the Michigan Stadium tunnel for safety reasons. Now, Ohio State football enters the field Saturday.

After last season’s fourth straight loss to the Buckeyes’ rival, emotions overflowed. The aftermath of the Buckeyes’13-10 loss to the Wolverines involved a post

Objectively, Ohio State vs. Michigan is not as important as it once was, but subjectively the rivalry has never been bigger.

Shoulder to shoulder, I was watching players sing “Carmen Ohio,” when someone yelled, “Fight!” The arm-to-arm lines broke, bodies shoved forward, and suddenly a herd of 200-pound, 6-foot-5 athletes surrounded me,