Michigan and Ohio State have played each other in football every season since 1917 — until blasted 2020 broke the 103-year streak. © Gregory Shamus/Getty Images North America/TNS Justin Fields of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates a first half touchdown against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium on December 05, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. This once-in-a-lifetime cancellation should make fans realize playing sports in a pandemic is frivolous, not essential. Michigan would have been missing double-digit starters and COVID-19 cases were increasing each day, according to Yahoo Sports. The Big Ten hasn’t been able to get through one week without a cancellation since opening weekend. More than 100 football games nationally have been canceled or postponed, now including “The Game.” Does the idea of playing in the spring seem so outrageous now? Many, of course, will argue that football was necessary this fall because that’s when a championship…
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