“Why are they not making the OSU/Mich game last game of the season?” That’s the text I received from a thread with my three best friends seconds after the Big Ten schedule was released Wednesday morning. Michigan will play at Ohio State on Oct. 24 this year — a change that former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said “takes your breath away.” “It’s heartbreaking, to be honest with you. But adaptability, sacrifice are all gonna be critical on everyone’s part,” Meyer said on the Big Ten Network. Meyer knows the rivalry best. He was 7-0 as a head coach against the Wolverines. The Big Ten, however, sacrificed its biggest tradition. You can try to understand the Big Ten logic and television networks’ decision-making process. They want to make sure that big-time rivalry game happens to help drive the revenue that could be lost if the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forces a partial cancellation of the 2020 college football season. They…
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