COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State was 6-22-2 against Michigan going into their rivalry game in 1934. Yet the Buckeyes had to believe they could hang with a program that had dominated them. Ohio State coach Francis Schmidt inspired that belief by, as the story goes, observing before the game that the Wolverine put their pants on one leg at a time, just like everybody else. Belief. Victory. Commemoration. The Buckeyes, who had lost two straight, three of four and nine of 12 to the Wolverines, beat Michigan in Columbus 34-0 in 1934. And the tradition of The Gold Pants was born. The Buckeyes were awarded with a gold pants trinket to celebrate the win, and nine decades later, that’s still true. Finally, Michigan has charmed back. After winning on the field in 2021, the Wolverines are going trinket for trinket with the Buckeyes. And honestly, this might be the first…
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