Welcome back to the second season of Heart of the Rivalry, your favorite show to cover the heart of college football through the sports own treasured programs of Ohio State, Michigan, Toledo, and Bowling Green.

Heart of the Rivalry is a Blade-produced YouTube series and podcast that is available on all major platforms.

The weekly show is led by The Blade’s sports columnist, David Briggs, with co-host/producer Phil Kaplan.

Expectations soar for Ohio State and Toledo, while excitement reverberates through Bowling Green and their Heisman Trophy winning coach Eddie George.

Michigan starts the season in infamy making more headlines in the news than in sports. But the Wolverines have beaten Ohio State four straight seasons, and are just one removed from their own title, so Ann Arbor isn’t necessarily gnashing.

That said, no on-field action looms larger than Arch Manning and his Texas Longhorn-aires visiting Columbus to play the beyond loaded Buckeyes to start the season.

And that is where Heart of the Rivalry plants its flag with this first full episode.

All that and more will come from your favorite college football show — the only one to cover exclusively the rivalry programs of Ohio State and Michigan, as well as Bowling Green and Toledo.

It’s STILL championship week at HOTR.

Heart of the Rivalry is a Blade-produced YouTube series and podcast that is available on all major platforms.

The weekly college football show is led by The Blade’s sports columnist, David Briggs, and co-host/producer Phil Kaplan.

The season, for all its great gravy's worth, has ended in a championship for THE Ohio State Buckeyes.

Briggs was there and takes us through the bends of the roller coaster championship game, and how it all folds up into a neat little package we call a season.

Phil was not there, but is on his own roller coaster after one of the funnest college football seasons, in general, wrapped up and along with it the first season of Heart of the Rivalry.

We go through some show highlights and of course make wildly speculative predictions for next season.

All that and more will come from your new favorite college football show — the only one to cover exclusively the rivalry programs of Ohio State and Michigan, as well as Bowling Green and Toledo.

Heart of the Rivalry is a Blade-produced YouTube series and podcast that is available on all major platforms.

The weekly college football show is led by The Blade’s sports columnist, David Briggs, and co-host/producer Phil Kaplan.

It’s championship week at HOTR.

Dave regales us with the benefits of his position, as he was able to talk with college football legends Lou Holtz and JohnCooper, former Notre Dame and Ohio State head coaches, respectively.

Phil continues to use his hobby time to look for Lou Holtz and his toughness, despite Dave having already found him.

We take credit for spurning Ohio State onto the championship, and relive some of the great plays in Ohio State history to compare them with the Sawyer Score. Archie Griffin’s brother Ray makes an appearance.

All that and more will come from your new favorite college football show — the only one to cover exclusively the rivalry programs of Ohio State and Michigan, and Bowling Green and Toledo.