Rivalries
Ohio's archrival is Miami University. "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.
Ohio's regional rival is Marshall University. 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. The two schools met in the 2009 Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl in Detroit, with Marshall winning 21-17. Although Marshall had won each of the last six meetings between the schools up until the 2011 Ohio win of 44-7, Ohio leads the all time series over the Thundering Herd (30 wins, 19 losses, and 6 ties --- record is through their 2011 regular season match-up).
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