Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to the media on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in Ann Arbor. Nick Baumgardner, Freep
No one in Ann Arbor needs a reminder.
"This is the beginning of it," Michigan football co-captain Devin Bush Jr. said Monday. "This is the part of the season where it defines (you).
"And what your team wants to do."
There wasn't much need to over-analyze the Wolverines' schedule this offseason. It boiled down to three parts. The year would start at Notre Dame, end at Ohio State and be advanced or shattered the minute foliage started hitting pavement.