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Michigan relishes 'villain' role against Wisconsin, Ohio State

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UM center Patrick Kugler talks about playing the "villain" against Wisconsin, Ohio State. Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News

Ann Arbor — The Michigan players are more than aware that the team has not been getting much respect these days. They have heard some of the factoids that have been bandied about recently, that they haven’t beaten a team with a winning record this season, and they also have not beaten a ranked team on the road since 2006.

And now the Wolverines (8-2, 5-2) are about to embark on a brutal final two-game stretch against top-10 teams.