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Newsstand: Two Michigan games named 'ultimate road trip' contests

Anthony Broomeby: Anthony Broome08/19/25anthonytbroome
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The Michigan Wolverines have a handful of games on the schedule that make for destination road trips for not only fans of the Maize and Blue, but objective college football lovers in general.

Sports Illustrated’s Bryan Fischer compiled a list of games for the entire season, week by week, that covers some of the must-see venues and teams in the country. Michigan cracked his list twice, both on the road and at home.

Here’s where Michigan landed in his projected slate:

Week 2: Saturday, Sept. 6: Baylor at SMU and Michigan at Oklahoma

It could be worth stopping by James Madison at Louisville on Friday if there wasn’t a later stop in the commonwealth on the tour to see the Cardinals for a game. Instead a unique doubleheader is on tap thanks to the TV partners creating an opportunity to see Baylor at SMU at 11 a.m. local time before driving a few hours up to catch Sherrone Moore’s return to Oklahoma with Michigan in the game of the week by far.

Week 14: Thursday, Nov 27: Navy at Memphis, Friday, Nov. 28: Texas A&M at Texas, Saturday, Nov. 29: Ohio State at Michigan

One of the best times in the sport between Thanksgiving, rivalry week and the fact that conference title games and CFP berths getting locked up are right around the corner. We’ll start the real feast week on turkey day itself in Memphis as the Midshipmen roll into town for a game that might have a big impact on the standings in the American and should be a good chance to catch the Liberty Bowl in the middle of its sparkling new renovation. From there, the return of the Lone Star Showdown with the Aggies in Austin for the first time since 2010 and there should be no shortage of things to check out on the 40 Acres given how great a game-day environment it is around Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium. To wrap things up, it’s up to Ann Arbor, Mich., to see if Ryan Day and the Buckeyes can finally, possibly, beat the Wolverines in The Game. The true sickos may even be able to drive down to Ford Field to catch Maryland at Michigan State later that night in Detroit, too.

Tweets of the day

Michigan quote of the day

 ”The way they were talking about him, I figured he would get time right away this season, even at left tackle. Maybe rotate in a little bit and could win the job at some point during the season at left tackle. And he, at the very least, was pushing Evan Link to compete there. It’s tough to see. This stuff happens though, and that’s one of the reasons why you need depth. You need competition on the offensive line. And at the very least, he did his part in pushing other guys and being that guy during fall camp and then going down with an unfortunate injury, you feel terrible for him, obviously.“

– The Wolverine’s Clayton Sayfie on the reported season-ending injury to freshman OT Andrew Babalola

Headlines of the day

Reading between the lines: Michigan players generating buzz in fall camp
INSIDE THE FORT, Part I: Michigan O-line rumblings, post-scrimmage notes
Podcast: Andrew Babalola injury reaction, Michigan vs. NCAA, more
Andrew Babalola injury fallout: What it means for Michigan’s left tackle battle
Into The Blue: Michigan’s remaining recruiting needs, NCAA reaction, more