 The omicron variant has sparked new travel restrictions. Are more COVID rules ahead? The new omicron variant threatens to tighten travel restrictions around the globe just as they were easing due to rising COVID-00 vaccination rates. Ohio State-Michigan rivalry finally has big stakes again It's Michigan. It's Ohio State. It's The Game. And everything  -  the Big Ten East Division crown, a spot in the College Football Playoff, the Buckeyes demons that dog Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, the Heisman Trophy hopes of Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud  -  is on the line. You couldn't ask for the stakes... 