COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Rivalry week at Ohio State University is all about traditions, and one of those comes from the Best Damn Band In The Land: having a sousaphone player dot the “I” when ...

The Script Ohio tradition is a staple at Ohio Stadium, but its first iteration actually came from the Michigan Marching Band, in a 1932 game between the Buckeyes and Wolverines.

The Michigan band had spelled out "Ohio" in script in 1932 in Columbus, but it featured a stationary "block" formation, not the complex moving arrangement that Weigel created.

Michigan finally did what it needed to do to beat the best. And it looked like vintage Ohio State doing it.

Ted Boehm, Ohio State Marching Band member in 1935 and 1936, and an “authority” on Script Ohio, wrote that indeed, Michigan had performed the first Ohio in script in 1932.

True, Michigan’s band might have marched “Ohio” in a script first, but today’s “Script Ohio” is the invention of OSU.

Jones, who led Ohio State to the 2014 national championship under head coach Urban Meyer, didn’t limit his remarks to rivalry ...

Fast forward to 2022 and the script is completely flipped. Ohio State ended the first half gashing Michigan for 124 rushing yards, 64 coming from converted linebacker Chip Trayanum.

An iconic tradition, Script Ohio is immediately recognizable to millions as the signature of the Ohio State University Marching Band. Fans greet it with great anticipation each football Saturday ...