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Michigan football opens 2019 season at night; hosts Ohio State at noon Nov. 30 on Fox

Michigan 2021 QB commit J.J. McCarthy (La Grange Park, Ill.) does drills, including one borrowed from a play made by Aaron Rodgers, May 18, 2019. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press

Michigan football got a bit of an insight on its 2019 schedule as television networks released times and channels for a few early-season matchups.

The Wolverines will open the season on Aug. 31 against Middle Tennessee State. That game will stray from tradition and kick off shortly after 7:30 p.m. at Michigan Stadium on the Big Ten Network.

For the second straight season, the annual Michigan-Ohio State rivalry game will be at noon on the final Saturday in November (Nov.