The Illini are coming off their first Big Ten win in nearly a calendar year after dismantling Rutgers on the road last Saturday. This weekend the orange and blue will attempt to pick up a much more impressive road victory, as they visit Ann Arbor and the Fighting Jim Harbaugh’s. Drew Hallett, football and basketball editor of the Michigan SBNation blog Maize n’ Brew, was kind enough to answer a few questions about the Boilers.
1. Lovie Smith, much like Jim Harbaugh did, is transitioning from the NFL to college football. What (if any) transitional issues did Michigan fans see during Harbaugh’s first season at the helm?