Pregame Notes: No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ohio State

The day that Michigan and Ohio State fans wait for all year is less than 24 hours away, and this year's edition of The Game will feature to teams ranked within the Top-Five for just the 13th time in rivalry history. Along with the game itself, there will be plenty for Michigan and Ohio State fans to do prior to kickoff - including a FanFest, Fox Big Noon Kickoff, College Gameday, and more!

You can check out the full list of pregame notes below, courtesy of MGoBlue.com:

Gameday Timeline:

6:00 AM - Parking lots open
8:00 AM - FanFest - Corner of Stadium and Main
9:00 AM - Michigan Pregame radio coverage begins
9:00 AM - Fox Big Noon Kickoff begins (Pioneer High School)
9:00 AM - ESPN College Gameday begins (Ferry Field)
10:00 AM - Michigan Stadium Gates open
11:14 AM - Michigan takes the field for warm-ups
11:52 AM - Michigan Marching Band takes the field
11:57 AM - National Anthem and P-8 Flyover
12:06 AM - Michigan intro video, team takes the field
12:11 AM - Coin toss
12:14 AM - Kickoff

Television Coverage: FOX - Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt on the call.

The Wolverines have won 21 straight home games, the longest home winning streak under head coach Jim Harbaugh and the programs best since a 28-game winning streak from 1969-73 under former head coach Bo Schembechler.

This will be the 119th meeting between Michigan and Ohio State. The Wolverines have a 60-52-6 advantage in the all-time series. U-M ended an eight game losing streak against OSU with wins in the last two meetings (2021 and 2022).

This will be the 61st meeting between Michigan and Ohio State in Ann Arbor and the 50th meeting at Michigan Stadium. U-M has compiled a record of 32-+24-4 against OSU in Ann Arbor and a 24-22-3 record at Michigan Stadium

This will be the 26th time that Michigan and Ohio State take the field in a Top-10 matchup. The Buckeyes hold a 12-11-2 advantage in those contests.

This will be the 13th time that the rivals will square off as Top-Five teams. The Buckeyes hold a 7-4-1 advantage in those contests, but the Wolverines have won four of the past six matchups.

This will be the fourth time that U-M and OSU meet when both programs are ranked in the top three of the polls. All previous games were played at Ohio Stadium.

Michigan will recognize the effort of its fourth, fifth, and sixth-year senior football players prior to the game with Ohio State.

Michael Barrett, LB
Cam Goode, DL
German Green, DB
Zach Peterson, WR
Karsen Barnhart, OL
Dale Chesson, WR
Leon Franklin, RB
Keshaun Harris, DB
LaDarius Henderson, OL
Danny Hughes, RB
Cornelius Johnson, WR
Quinten Johnson, DB
Trente Jones, OL
Trevor Keegan, OL
Caden Kolesar, DB
Josh Lurther, DB
Drake Nugent, OL
Mike Sainristil, DB
James Turner, K
Jack Tuttle, QB
Joey Velazquez, LB
William Wagner, LS
Josh Wallace, DB
Reece Atteberry, DL
AJ Barner, TE
Christian Bartholomew, WR
Josh Beetham, TE
Blake Corum, RB
Eamonn Dennis, WR
Jaylen Harrell, EDGE
Mathew Hibner, TE
Myles Hinton, OL
Kris Jenkins, DL
Braiden McGregor, EDGE
Kalel Mullings, RB
Jerome Nichols, LB
Makari Paige, DB
Jeffrey Persi, IL
Will Rolapp, WR
Noah Stewart, OL
Greg Tarr, LS
Jake Thaw, WR
Roman Wilson, WR
Zak Zinter, OL