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Michigan is willing to host college football, but not presidential debate. Here's why

Michigan football opens the 2020 season Sept. 5 on the road against Washington, and finishes Nov. 28 on the road against Ohio State. Wochit

A venue with a captive audience. A large media contingent on hand to chronicle the proceedings. Supporters from both sides streaming into Ann Arbor and clogging the intersection at Stadium and Main.

It’s a familiar scene in this college town on Saturdays in the fall, when the Michigan football team takes the field.

But the university it represents didn’t want to recreate this busy tableau for a presidential debate scheduled for Oct.