A series of conflicts prompted Michigan to widen the Michigan Stadium tunnel for safety reasons. Now, Ohio State football enters the field Saturday.

Ohio State (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) goes into Michigan Stadium unbeaten and atop the AP poll for the first time since 1973. That game ended in a 10-10 tie. OSU also is trying to avoid dropping five straight to The Team Up North for the first time since Michigan reeled off six straight wins from 1922 to '27.

If you call it “war” like Day did last season, there’s an obvious be-all, end-all connotation to your players. One slip on one flank by one player, and the most dangerous run game in college football has all of 77 yards on 26 carries.

"It's just an aura about it that you can't describe until you get on the field," Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore said about Ohio State rivalry.

Michigan football can win a fifth straight game against bitter rival Ohio State for the first time since winning six in 1922-27.

The weight of The Game — the unique pressure Sherrone Moore avoided by circumstance for two seasons — now rests squarely on the Michigan coach.