Ohio Senate asked to urge no change in 'The Game'

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio lawmaker is asking colleagues to join a cheer to keep the Ohio State-Michigan football game at the end of season.

Republican Kevin Coughlin of Cuyahoga Falls says he's sponsoring an Ohio Senate resolution urging the Big Ten not to tinker with the timing of the annual showdown.

League officials have suggested they may not be able to guarantee the late-season scheduling as the Big Ten expands to 12 teams in 2011 and moves to divisional play and a conference championship game.

Coughlin said in a statement yesterday that it would be unfortunate to dilute one of college football's most important traditions. He says seven other senators are co-sponsoring his resolution