For Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons, the rivalry between Ohio State and University of Michigan football fans is an intense part of his life. A self-professed die-hard Buckeye who grew up in the Columbus suburbs and briefly attended Ohio State before transferring to the University of Montana, Simmons is ride-or-die when it comes to Ohio State football.
That might make him an unreliable narrator for a doc about the culture of the Ohio-Michigan rivalry, but that’s what the creative team behind Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan was hoping for. The Tc Studios documentary is an irreverent look at the history between the Buckeyes and Wolverines, delving into the psychology of such intense feuds and their effect on mass culture. Simmons spoke with THR about providing narration for the film and the intensity of his fellow college football fans.
Did you feel biased when you took this job?
Oh, a hundred percent.
That might make him an unreliable narrator for a doc about the culture of the Ohio-Michigan rivalry, but that’s what the creative team behind Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan was hoping for. The Tc Studios documentary is an irreverent look at the history between the Buckeyes and Wolverines, delving into the psychology of such intense feuds and their effect on mass culture. Simmons spoke with THR about providing narration for the film and the intensity of his fellow college football fans.
Did you feel biased when you took this job?
Oh, a hundred percent.
- 6/5/2023
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s one of the most storied and intense rivalries in all of football: Michigan vs. Ohio State. The teams first played each other in 1897, and have played almost annually since 1918. Michigan leads the all-time series 59–51–6. The No. 5 Wolverines snapped No. 2 Ohio State’s eight-game winning streak with a 42-27 win in Ann Arbor last year. Both teams are in the College Football Playoff hunt again this year, and they’ll no doubt have an impact who’s playing for the national championship. Before the teams meet on Saturday, November 26, for the 118th time, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tennis Channel Studios present Rivals, an exploration of the coaches, players, big moments and more that have made the Mu-Osu series legendary. From the “Snow Bowl” in 1950 to the “Ten-Year War” between coaches Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes, the 2006 “Game of the Century” and the recent clashes between Urban Meyer’s...
- 11/18/2022
- TV Insider
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