Michigan football: What we learned vs. Minnesota, what to watch at Washington

Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia looks back at Michigan football’s 27-24 victory over Minnesota and looks ahead to the Wolverines’ first road trip of the season, a national championship rematch against Washington in Seattle:

NEW RANKINGS: Michigan in updated college football rankings: Wolverines No. 10 after surviving Minnesota

Next up for the Wolverines: Washington Huskies

Matchup: No. 10 Michigan (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) vs. Washington (3-2, 1-1).

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor.

TV/radio: NBC; WXYT-FM (97.1).

Line: Wolverines by 1½.

Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore celebrates a play during first-half action between Michigan and Minnesota at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

Know the foe

The Wolverines will leave the friendly confines of Ann Arbor for the first time since their national championship game in Houston last season and funny enough they will see the same program they met on the field that day.

No. 10 Michigan heads out to Seattle to face Washington after the two met on Jan. 11 when Michigan won, 34-13, to cap its undefeated season and claim the 2023 national championship. Much has changed for both teams since then. Former Washington coach Kalen DeBoer left the Pacific Northwest to take over for Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa, so the Huskies poached former Michigan offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch (who’d just led Arizona to a top-25 season) to take over the program.

There was an expectation for Washington to fall off with dozens of players coming in and going out, but it’s been decent for the Huskies so far. Naturally, they’re upset about the way things went down last week. Washington controlled the game against Rutgers, outgaining the Scarlett Knights by more than 200 yards (521-299) which included averaging 7.1 yards per rush.

Even more to the point,…

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Author : Detroit Free Press

Publish date : 2024-09-29 19:59:20

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