SOURCES: Michigan Football to open 2026 season against Western Michigan in Germany

The Michigan football program is set to play its first game on foreign soil in program history as Michigan and On3 | Rivals sources have confirmed to Maize & Blue Review and On3 CFB Insider Brett McMurphy that the Wolverines are bumping its originally-scheduled week one game against Western Michigan up a week to ‘Week Zero’ and play in Frankfurt, Germany on August 29.

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While overseas games aren’t uncommon in college football, it’ll be the first time in the sport’s history to have a game played in Germany.

With this slight tweak of the schedule, it will allow the Wolverines to travel overseas and also afford a two-week timeframe to prepare for the now home-opener against Oklahoma, a return trip of the home-and-home series between the two programs.

The Wolverines head to Norman to face the Sooners in week two of the 2025 season.

Stick with Maize & Blue Review for more on this developing story.

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