The Wolverine

August 2012

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Michigan Unveils 2014 And 2015 Schedules T in head-to-head competition, which was going to begin in 2017, has been called off. However, Michigan is still scheduling four matchups with Pac-12 schools from 2014-16. U-M has unveiled its full 12-game he Big Ten and Pac-12's agreement to match their 12 respective teams slates for the 2014 and 2015 seasons, and half of its 2016 non-conference matchups. The Wolverines have entered a two- the complications with that, Brady Hoke and I talked about it and he loved the fact that we'd be able to give the team an extra couple days rest for the next game on the schedule [Notre Dame]. "So when we looked at all of that, we thought it was terrific. "I've said all along, we're not going game, home-and-home partnership with Utah, bringing the Utes to Ann Arbor Sept. 20, 2014, in what will be the fourth game of the 2014 campaign. They will then travel to Salt Lake City to open up the 2015 season on a Thurs- day night. Michigan has never before played on a Thursday night, and did not go into the decision without thor- ough conversation. "We looked at the following factors: to do that game in Ann Arbor. We're not going to have 110,000 people on a Thursday night or a Friday night. It doesn't work for us, but in Salt Lake City we thought it was a terrific op- portunity for the kids to be on the big stage, big viewing audience, extra preparation time. It was a good fit." Michigan commences the 2014 sea- Number one, school isn't in session yet, so it's not at all an impact to our student-athletes," Michigan director of athletics David Brandon began. "Sec- ond, it's the first game of the season and we like being in those situations. I think the college football world will be anxious for action, and anxious for ex- citement, and we'll be there to provide it on national television. "The third thing we looked at is, we get an extra two days rest before we play the next game. When you think about travelling west, and sometimes Date Opponent Aug. 30 Appalachian State Sept. 6 at Notre Dame Sept. 13 Miami (Ohio) Sept. 20 Utah Sept. 27 at Indiana Oct. 4 Bye Oct. 11 Michigan State Oct. 18 at Minnesota Oct. 25 Penn State Nov. 1 Iowa Nov. 8 at Nebraska Nov. 15 Bye Nov. 22 Northwestern Nov. 29 at Ohio State Dec. 6 Big Ten Championship Game 2014 SCHEDULE 62 THE WOLVERINE AUGUST 2012 son with a buzz-generating rematch against Appalachian State, which be- came the first Football Championship Subdivision program (formerly I-AA) to knock off a Football Bowl Subdivi- sion top-25 school (I-A) when it upset U-M, 34-32, in the 2007 opener. The Aug. 30 date also represents the earli- est start to a season since 2008 (also Aug. 30). "Should we play Appalachian Michigan last faced Utah in 2008, but the Wolverines and Utes will play a home-and- home series in 2014 and 2015, with the latter game on the road on a Thursday night. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN and feel good about that." In addition to the ASU and Utah State? Thursday night game? Neutral site game?" Brandon asked, rhetori- cally. "Those are all ways Michigan is out there, doing some innovative things for us and for our football pro- gram, and getting a lot of attention for our football program. And I think every Michigan fan would enjoy that, Oct. 10 Wisconsin Oct. 17 Minnesota Oct. 24 at Illinois Oct. 31 Bye Nov. 7 Nebraska Nov. 14 at Northwestern Nov. 21 at Iowa Nov. 28 Ohio State Dec. 5 Big Ten Championship Game Date Opponent Sept. 3 at Utah Sept. 12 Notre Dame Sept. 19 Oregon State Sept. 26 UNLV Oct. 3 at Michigan State 2015 SCHEDULE matchups, and a regular meeting with Notre Dame, Michigan filled a 2014 vacancy with Miami (Ohio). The Maize and Blue and RedHawks last squared off in 2008, with U-M winning 16-6 to improve its all-time record against Miami to 5-0. In 2015, following the Thursday night affair, Michigan hosts Notre Dame, Pac-12 foe Oregon State and UNLV. The Wolverines last saw the Beavers in 1986, winning 31-12, and are 4-0 against Oregon State. They Date Opponent Sept. 3 TBA Sept. 10 at Notre Dame Sept. 17 Colorado Sept. 24 TBA Oct. 1 Michigan State Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Northwestern Oct. 22 Bye Oct. 29 at Wisconsin Nov. 5 Illinois Nov. 12 at Nebraska Nov. 19 Iowa Nov. 26 at Ohio State Dec. 3 Big Ten Championship Game at Minnesota 2016 SCHEDULE

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