Bill Rabinowitz | Buckeye Xtra Editor’s note: How did Ohio State football become a Buckeye Nation of true believers? In a 14-part series, we explore aspects that shaped OSU’s evolution from Saturday afternoon diversion to near-religious experience. Today: Unity Like the country as a whole, Ohio is pretty divided these days. We seem to live in separate silos based on politics, geography, religion and wealth, among other markers. Ohio has always been viewed as representative of the country. Until the most recent election cycles, it has been a purple state politically. But there have always been clear factions — urban and rural, the northeast part of the state dominated by Cleveland and the southwest with Cincinnati, and Columbus the anchor in the middle. In sports, the lines of demarcation were clear. The Browns, Indians (and Cavaliers) are on one side of Ohio and the Bengals and Reds on the other. Columbus’…
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