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Newsstand: How Michigan is embracing first road test at Nebraska

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Tweets Of The Day

MGoBlueTV’s Ed Kengerski reported from Lincoln, Neb., after the Michigan football team arrived in Nebraska. The Wolverines will look to embrace their first road tilt of the season is one of the best venues the Big Ten has to offer.

Michigan revealed that it will wear maize pants with white jerseys for only the fifth time in eight-plus seasons under head coach Jim Harbaugh.

Four-star Michigan running back commit Jordan Marshall broke Archbishop Moeller’s all time career rushing record with 4,098 yards, previously held by Marcus Blanks.

Michigan football shares a sneak peak at its hype video for ahead of Saturday’s game against Nebraska.

Michigan and Nebraska have met 12 times all-time with the Wolverines holding a 7-4-1 advantage in the series. It currently has a 3-game win streak over the Huskers with wins at home in 2018 (56-10), a road victory in 2021 (32-29) and 34-3 last season at the Big House. Overall, Michigan is 4-2 against Nebraska since the program became a member of the Big Ten Conference in 2011.

Nebraska is helmed by first-year head coach Matt Rhule, who has the Cornhuskers at 2-2 to start the year after losses to Minnesota and Colorado on the road. It grabbed back-to-back home wins in recent weeks over Northern Illinois and Louisiana Tech, and is now ready for its Big Ten home opener.

Saturday’s Michigan football game at Nebraska is set for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff from Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. The telecast is set for the FOX network.

Quote Of The Day

“I would just say we’re doing a great job of handling our business.That’s all we can do, just focus on making sure that we’re the best team going into that game. Coach does a great job of preparing us and helping us keep Michigan football and the people in this building the main priority. Every week, we can’t wait and want to play that game. That’s The Game for a reason. but you know, the result of that game doesn’t change our feelings of wanting to play them next week, two weeks or at the end of the year. We know regardless on November 25th, we have to face them and all we can do is prepare and show week to week how well or how good of a team we can be leading into that game.”

— Michigan graduate defensive back Mike Sainristil on Ohio State head coach Ryan Day calling his team tough and the Wolverines being in the drivers seat in the rivalry

Headlines Of The Day

• Anthony Broome, The Wolverine: Michigan football reveals uniform combo for trip to Nebraska
• Chris Balas and Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: INSIDE THE FORT: Michigan intel pre-Nebraska, more
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Michigan football injury report, depth chart: Nebraska
• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Michigan’s start to the season impressing DL commit Owen Wafle

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