Michigan Has Owned The Little Brown Jug. Minnesota Will Get Fewer Cracks At It In The Bigger Big Ten

CBS Minnesota

October 6, 2023

The Little Brown Jug is one of the oldest trophies in college football, that classic earthenware Michigan and Minnesota have played for since well before helmets were required on the field.

In this increasingly crowded Big Ten, the gaps between games are only going to grow.

Though Michigan's dominance in the series with Minnesota has stretched into a sixth decade and both teams have two other rivalries that are much fiercer, the jug is another piece of the rich history of the sport being pushed to the background by the broadcast-driven expansion and realignment of the major conferences. The two schools have formally contested the trophy since 1909.

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