As has become an annual tradition since 2013 on the day before The Game, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor made their annual "Scarlet Letter Saturday" proclamation on Friday morning, "urging all Ohioans to avoid using the alphabet's unlucky 13th letter" on Saturday.
This year's resolution takes notes of the fact that Michigan has not had a Heisman Trophy since Charles Woodson in 1997, leaving Ohio State with more than twice as many total winners of the award:
WHEREAS, Saturday’s edition of The Game marks 20 long years since that hapless northern school’s last Heisman Trophy winner, giving them three players to be so recognized, versus seven winners for the Buckeyes; and
The proclamation also takes note of the fact that Ohio State has won five straight games against the Wolverines, meaning that every player on the Buckeyes roster remains undefeated in The Game.