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Michigan football to compete in another prime-time game

Trent Knoop|
A Michigan football helmet on the field during warmup at the spring game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
A Michigan football helmet on the field during warmup at the spring game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, April 20, 2024. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Wolverines have already played in one prime-time game this season when Michigan hosted Fresno State in Week 1. The Wolverines are slated to play at Noon this upcoming Saturday against Minnesota.

But in two weeks on Oct. 5, in Michigan's first road game, the Wolverines will head to Washington to face the Huskies at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will air on NBC. While we like to think it's going to be an 'Under the lights' game, the game will be at 4:30 p.m. PT on the West Coast. Realistically, the game will be more like a 3:30 p.m. game back home in Ann Arbor. Either way, the Wolverines will have a huge test on the road in Washington.

It will be a rematch of last season's National Championship Game when the Wolverines defeated the Huskies, 34-13. Obviously, both programs are in two different situations now compared to when they met. Michigan lost J.J. McCarthy along with a ton of other players. Washington lost Michael Penix Jr. among other offensive weapons.

Washington and Michigan are both sitting at 3-1 on the season. Michigan took a home loss to Texas while the Huskies lost to their rival Washington State.

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Trent Knoop
TRENT KNOOP

Trent began writing and covering Michigan athletics back in 2020. He became a credentialed member of the media in 2021. Trent began writing with Sports Illustrated in 2023 and became the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI during the 2025 football season. Trent also serves as the Publisher of Baylor Bears on SI. His other bylines have appeared on Maryland on SI, Wisconsin on SI, and across the USA TODAY Sports network. Trent’s love of sports and being able to tell stories to fans is what made him get into writing.

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