It’s that time of year again.
Yes, it’s Thanksgiving. But it’s also rivalry week, when Ohio State University takes on that other team from further north. You know the one I’m talking about.
The removing of the letter “M” from signs on campus and social media posts is underway, part of a tradition that appears to have started in 2011.
Two years later, then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich declared the day of “The Game,” as “Scarlet Letter Saturday,” with the goal of avoiding using the 13th letter of the alphabet.
In the truest form of the tradition, scarlet (or any shade of red, really) tape is used to cross off the offending letter.
Are you seeing missing letters around Columbus? The Dispatch wants to see them. Use this form to submit photos.
Ohio State kicks off at noon on Nov. 29 at that other school’s field.
Reporter Bethany Bruner can be reached at bbruner@dispatch.com or on Bluesky at @bethanybruner.dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: It’s Michigan week. Have you crossed out your M’s? Send us your photos
Reporting by Bethany Bruner, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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