“Carmen Ohio” was written more than 100 years ago, and players have been singing it to the fans at the end of the game, win ...

Amid their celebration, Ohio State of course joined its fans for its final and most triumphant rendition of Carmen Ohio this season.

"Carmen Ohio" was written on October 25th, 1902, by Fred Cornell, a freshman on the football team. He wrote the song on the train coming back from Ann Arbor after a loss to rivals Michigan.

"Carmen Ohio" was written on October 25th, 1902, by Fred Cornell, a freshman on the football team. He wrote the song on the train coming back from Ann Arbor after a loss to rivals Michigan.

“I’d gone over to his apartment and he sat at the piano and he played that song for me,” remembered Spero. “I said, ‘Oh my ...