It’s May 3rd, 1890. Ohio State students and fans are awake before the sun, preparing their horse and buggies for their 20-mile journey along the Olentangy River from Columbus to Delaware. Because in just a few hours, at 9:30 a.m. sharp, Ohio State will be playing its very first ever football game against Ohio Wesleyan University.
In OSU fashion, Ohio State left OWU victorious after beating the Battling Bishops 20-14.
Now, the football wasn’t exactly a football (it was round), players didn’t wear pads, forward passes weren’t allowed, and well — let’s face it — it was more like Rugby than anything else.