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A Michigan Football fan’s Week 1 Viewing Guide

By Jared Dettmer

ANN ARBOR, MI - APRIL 02: Michigan Football Head Coach, Jim Harbaugh, reacts during the spring football game at Michigan Stadium on April 2, 2022 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Jaime Crawford/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI - APRIL 02: Michigan Football Head Coach, Jim Harbaugh, reacts during the spring football game at Michigan Stadium on April 2, 2022 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Jaime Crawford/Getty Images) /
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Next up is a conference game between the Fighting Illini and the Indiana Hoosiers.

Coming off an impressive win in Week 0 (albeit against Wyoming), Illinois looks to build off that as they kick off their conference slate.

The Wolverines do play Indiana in Week 6 but the Hoosiers are destined for a bottom-two finish in the Big Ten East, barring a massive surprise, and they will not meet Illinois this season until Week 12.

This game won’t evoke too many interesting takeaways for the Maize and Blue to draw on in their matchups with these two teams so it remains pretty low on the “watchable meter” but it gets a small bump for being a conference game.

Plus, it’s on Friday night and there isn’t much else to watch.

If you’re a college football junkie like me, you’ll be watching this game anyway.

Nebraska vs North Dakota (Saturday, 3:30 PM EST BTN)

The Cornhuskers will always carry some level of intrigue because of their head coach, Scott Frost.

It always seems to be the same story when it comes to Nebraska under Frost.

They’ll take an early lead, give it up, then take it back seemingly for good, until they make a boneheaded play or coaching decision that essentially hands their opponent the victory.

While I expect Nebraska to get back on track against a lesser opponent… you never know!

The Wolverines will take on Nebraska and (maybe) head coach Scott Frost in Week 11 at the Big House.

Who knows what the Cornhuskers will look like at that point, but it sure will be interesting either way.

In a battle of the Northeast, an improving Rutgers squad takes on a potentially underrated Boston College team that has NFL hopeful Phil Jurkovec under center.

Rutgers is a touchdown underdog and will need to put together a complete performance to score a Power Five road victory.

While not the most exciting game, the Rutgers experiment under Greg Schiano has shown signs of improvement under his (second) tenure.

Could Rutgers make a push toward bowl contention for the second straight season?

If so, a win here would go a long way in completing that mission.

Michigan football will take on the Scarlet Knights in Week 10 in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Will that game be one to watch out for? We’ll get our first look at a potentially sneaky team against some good competition this weekend.

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