And so it begins.
You can think of this game and the next two as kind of an appetizer for the full meal of the rest of the season.
Head coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore will not be available as both are serving suspensions but, bhat shouldn't matter in a game where the Wolverines are favored by 35½.
It remains to be seen how long starters like quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running back Blake Corum play today.
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