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.

Follow the podcast for new episodes every week of the season:

■ Spotify

■ Apple

■ YouTube

In this episode, Dave takes us through all the nooks and crannies of Jason Candle’s exit from the Rockets to the UConn Huskies after 17 years with the program, 10 as head coach.

Phil has a limited impression of an SEC hot-take artist, and teaches Dave how to correctly pronounce Louisville.

We learn about a winter bowl game the used to happen in Toledo, an

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