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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2025 · 27 MIN

Heart of the Rivalry: Miracle 1-75 for the Battle of I-75

from Heart of the Rivalry · host David Briggs, Phil Kaplan

Heart of the Rivalry is a Blade-produced YouTube series and podcast available on all major platforms that covers the heart of college football through the sport’s own treasured programs of Ohio State, Michigan, Toledo, and Bowling Green. The weekly show is led by The Blade’s sports columnist, David Briggs, with co-host/producer Phil Kaplan. In this episode we recap the Battle of I-75 and what categorically qualifies as the most improbable comeback victory for the BGSU Falcons over the Toledo Rockets at Doyt Perry Stadium on Saturday, where Dave was in attendance. Phil attended his couch, but as the Falcons slowly clawed their way out of a 21-0 hole — a deficit in which they had been 0-75 — they made it to the big TV of the house.  Ohio State continued its grotesque, plodding deforestation of opponents. Michigan’s Bryce Underwood takes a bad loss, but is still a superstar in the making, we just can’t figure out which one.  Joe Germaine, Pudge the Cat, Jason Candle’s esprit de corps, Phil’s new sneakers, and the Acme Co. all make cameos.  All that and more from Heart of the Rivalry, the only show to cover exclusively the rivalry programs of Bowling Green and Toledo, as well as Michigan and Ohio State.

Heart of the Rivalry is a Blade-produced YouTube series and podcast available on all major platforms that covers the heart of college football through the sport’s own treasured programs of Ohio State, Michigan, Toledo, and Bowling Green. The weekly show is led by The Blade’s sports columnist, David Briggs, with co-host/producer Phil Kaplan. In this episode we recap the Battle of I-75 and what categorically qualifies as the most improbable comeback victory for the BGSU Falcons over the Toledo Rockets at Doyt Perry Stadium on Saturday, where Dave was in attendance. Phil attended his couch, but as the Falcons slowly clawed their way out of a 21-0 hole — a deficit in which they had been 0-75 — they made it to the big TV of the house.  Ohio State continued its grotesque, plodding deforestation of opponents. Michigan’s Bryce Underwood takes a bad loss, but is still a superstar in the making, we just can’t figure out which one.  Joe Germaine, Pudge the Cat, Jason Candle’s esprit de corps, Phil’s new sneakers, and the Acme Co. all make cameos.  All that and more from Heart of the Rivalry, the only show to cover exclusively the rivalry programs of Bowling Green and Toledo, as well as Michigan and Ohio State.

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