Heart of the Rivalry

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. This week, Krusty the Clown, Benjamin Stickney’s twin sons’ role in the Toledo War, Tim Biakabutuka, and Fiesta Brutus all make appearances in the most rivalry-test edit...

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. Follow the podcast for new episodes every week of the season This week, our own singing columnist finally gets his note as the cream and crimson of Indiana visit Columb...

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. This week, finally, with everything else in the world resolved, the real problem is addressed: We are moving the Ohio State versus Michigan game to Toledo... Point Plac...

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. This week, our hosts take the temperature of a nation simmering from the most important Tuesday in memory. By that of course we mean a full debriefing of BGSU’s return...

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. This week, our hosts talk about the differences between a morass and molasses in Ohio State’s lethargic win over Nebraska and the quantity and quality of bottles thrown...

Heart of the Rivalry is a new 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. Follow the podcast for new episodes every week of the season: This week our hosts draw the thru-line between Bronny James, of L.A., and Connor Walendzak, of Perrysb...

Heart of the Rivalry is a new 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. This week our hosts welcome special guest, UT beat writer Kyle Rowland to discuss one of the most sacred of sports controversies: a band controversy brews between U...

Heart of the Rivalry is a new 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. This week our hosts discuss the logistical challenges and practical applications of moving goalposts, and why they must end up in water if disturbed.  Follow the po...

Heart of the Rivalry is a new 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. This week’s show starts in a one-handed homage to Ohio State wunderkind Jeremiah Smith.  We talk about Toledo’s pro allegiances and the Cleveland Browns’ deep conne...

Heart of the Rivalry is a new 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. This week, Briggs tells us about his trip to Bowling Green... Kentucky, where he saw Toledo’s runaway victory rained out by the Hilltoppers. We talk about the  shoc...

Heart of the Rivalry is a new Blade produced YouTube series and podcast 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. This week, Briggs tells us about his trip Starkville, Miss., where he saw Toledo “liquidate” the Bulldogs. Though he did not bring back a cowbell, he did bring back a UT vs....

Heart of the Rivalry is a new Blade produced YouTube series and podcast 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. This week, we look at Maction Pride with NIU’s upset of Notre Dame and BGSU’s squeaker loss to Penn St.  Phil is happy to not talk about the Browns, and instead convinces Br...

Heart of the Rivalry is a Blade produced YouTube series and podcast.  Toledo really is the heart of it all and the battles run deep here. Buckeyes vs. Wolverines are always trying to dominate The Game. Rockets vs. Falcons clash to secure victory in the Battle of I-75. Join The Blade's sports columnist David Briggs, co-host/producer Phil Kaplan, and others on our new weekly podcast as they break do...