There's a new rival in town, and his name is Jim Harbaugh. The University of Michigan coach continues to pluck the best New Jersey high school football talent from Rutgers’ backyard, and Chris Ash is no longer letting it happen without a fight. We take you inside the battle between Rutgers and Michigan, played out in the intense world of high school football recruiting.
Rutgers played in what's acknowledged as the first college football game, defeating Princeton, 6-4, on Nov. 6, 1869. Michigan played its first football game 10 years later, topping Racine, 1-0, on May 30, 1879.