It’s already going to be a tough road matchup for Michigan, but adding in the possibility of it being a primetime matchup only adds to that challenge.
The Michigan Wolverines are set to open the season in primetime on August 31 against the Fresno State Bulldogs in Ann Arbor on NBC, and it’s currently the only primetime game on Michigan’s 2024 schedule.
The report details a list of games that NBC prefers to be played in primetime, and it includes the Oct. 5 matchup between Michigan and Washington.- Oct 12: Ohio St at Oregon- Nov 9: FSU at Notre DameIf NBC does get its wish, it would certainly increase an already tough challenge for the Wolverines out west. For starters, Michigan’s road matchup with Washington is the first road game for the Wolverines all season.
Many have written off the Huskies as a team that has too much to replace from the 2023 season, but that seems a little shortsighted. Sure, Washington lost a lot of key contributors to the NFL this off-season – including QB Michael Penix Jr. and WR Rome Odunze. The Huskies also lost head coach Kalen DeBoer to Alabama. But new head coach Jedd Fisch was extremely active in supplementing those loses via the transfer portal, snagging a total of 29 players – good for fifth most among all FBS programs.
One of those 29 transfers is QB Will Rogers from Mississippi State, a guy who made 40 starts with the Bulldogs and owns 30 program records. He’s also the SEC’s record holder for single-season completions , the record holder in career completions with 1,301, and he’s the only quarterback in SEC history with over 1,000 career completions.
Obviously Rogers will have his hands full with a Michigan defense that is loaded with future NFL talent, and it’s highly likely that the Wolverines will enter the Week 6 matchup as the betting favorite regardless of when it’s played. But if this game does become a primetime matchup with Washington out in Seattle, it will certainly make an already tough environment that much more difficult to deal with.
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