The M's are beginning to disappear all over Columbus, replaced with red ❌'s. It happens every year around rivalry week ahead of the Ohio State vs. Michigan game, better known by just two words: The Game. But while The Game itself is a storied rivalry with years of history behind it, the crossing of the M's is less so.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day is holding his weekly press briefing with the media Tuesday morning from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The top-ranked Buckeyes will play the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross–Ade Stadium on Saturday.