COLUMBUS, Ohio — From their Ohio State football fandom to pumpkin pie, J.J. Lahey and his uncle, Ty Daniels, fended for themselves every year at Thanksgiving. Lahey, a Toledo native, lived year-round in enemy territory in the northern Michigan city of Gaylord. Every year, Daniels and other family members came up for the holiday and stayed around to watch The Game. Most of them were Wolverine fans. So Lahey and Daniels talked about the Buckeyes while making pumpkin pie together — they had little company in their fandom for that, too — then enjoyed the extension of the winning streak on Saturday. Except last season, when a coronavirus outbreak within the Michigan program forced the cancelation of The Game and the interruption of 102 consecutive years of play in the rivalry. That also meant family traditions ruined, and in some cases, opportunities lost forever. “We were sitting around griping like,…
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