Dec 15, 2021 - Sports

Georgia joins 'Beat ❌ ichigan' tradition

Alissa Widman Neese

A sign for the Zell B. Miller Learning Center on the University of Georgia campus has the "M" in Miller crossed out with a red tape "X" — One of many signs covered with red tape on the University of Georgia campus ahead of a playoff game against the University of Michigan. Photo courtesy of The Spike Squad

The Buckeyes may not have a spot in the College Football Playoff this year, but nothing unites like a common enemy.

Driving the news: Our tradition of crossing out Ms has headed south for winter, as Georgia prepares to face That Team Up North in the Orange Bowl.

The Spike Squad, Georgia's student spirit group, got the blessing of Ohio State's student section, Block O, to form the unlikely allegiance, per the Dispatch.

What they're saying: "The ene❌y of ❌y ene❌y is ❌y friend 🤝" reads a caption on Instagram. "BEAT ❌ICHIGAN!"

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Georgia joins 'Beat ❌ ichigan' tradition

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