A newer Gophers football program tradition is to learn about a rivalry on the Tuesday of that game’s week, so the season-opening lesson will be about the history of the Little Brown Jug with Michigan.
ANN ARBOR -- Michigan retained the Little Brown Jug with a 27-24 win over Minnesota at Michigan Stadium on Saturday. The Wolverines improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten play. They’ll play the ...
The Little Brown Jug was a rivalry game between Fairport and East Rochester's football teams. The "Jug" game began in 1939 and ended after 1987 as Fairport's enrollment grew much larger than East ...