Rivalries
Ohio's archrival is Miami University. The two universities are Ohio's oldest: Ohio University was founded in 1804 and Miami University was founded in 1809. "The Battle of the Bricks" is an annual all-sports rivalry competition between the Ohio Bobcats and the Miami RedHawks athletic programs. The name "Battle of the Bricks" evolved from each school's reputation of having a campus of red brick buildings. Each varsity athletic competition in which the Bobcats and RedHawks meet including tournament play is counted as part of the years series record. At the conclusion of each academic year, the school with the most varsity wins takes the trophy back to their campus for the following year.
Another one of Ohio's rivals is Marshall University in West Virginia. The annual football game between Ohio and Marshall is called "The Battle for the Bell", with a traveling bell trophy as the prize for the victor. Due to Marshall's recent move to Conference USA, this rivalry game was not played for several years. However, the two schools have agreed to play each other each year and the games are scheduled through 2015.
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