House Bill 700 would “prohibit planting a flagpole and flag in the center of the Ohio Stadium football field on the day of a college football game and to name this act the O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship ...

The heated rivalry between the Michigan and Ohio State football teams reached a new intensity last fall following the ...

Days after the postgame melee between the Michigan and Ohio State football teams, an Ohio state lawmaker has introduced a new bill that would make “flag planting” within Ohio Stadium a felony ...

In December, State Rep. Josh Williams of Sylvania Township introduced the “O.H.I.O Sportsmanship Act.” It was aimed at making ...

This Michigan Wolverines player may have just dropped a bit fat lie regarding the flag planting incident against the Ohio State Buckeyes last season.

Days after the postgame melee between the Michigan and Ohio State football teams, an Ohio state lawmaker has introduced a new bill that would make “flag planting” within Ohio Stadium a felony ...

His proposal comes after the Nov. 30 fight at the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry football game when the Wolverines beat the Buckeyes 13-10 and then attempted to plant their flag at midfield.

The O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act, authored by Williams, comes in response to Michigan 's attempt to plant its flag after a Nov. 30 win at Ohio State, which set off a brawl between the teams.