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The 100-Yard War: Inside the 100-Year-Old Michigan-Ohio State Football Rivalry

"A rough-and-tumble pop-culture look at the history of this storied game."

—National Review Online"The 100-Yard War" showcases two great football teams who want nothing more than to beat each other, celebrating their storied history and going behind the scenes with the players and the fans to reveal the bitterness, the passion, and the pride surrounding the Game.

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ESPN called it the number one sports rivalry of the century. It transcends the years, the standings, and all other distractions. And thanks to the countless remarkable football games between Michigan and Ohio State—and hundreds of thousands of devoted alumni and followers—the rivalry is now an enormous cultural event.

Subject
history
Themes
sports
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 290 pages

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