The Michigan Wolverines are set to face the No. 15 team in the country in prime time on Saturday night in Ann Arbor, and this will be their most important game of the season to this point.
Their opponent will be the Wisconsin Badgers and one of the most explosive backs in the country in Jonathan Taylor. It will be a clash between Michigan’s top-five defense and the Badgers’ top-10 offense according to S&P+ Rankings.
The significance of this game cannot be stressed enough for both teams. Here are the three reasons why this game is the most impactful for the Wolverines thus far:
It’s the opening of a brutal three-game schedule
Let’s be honest, you have all heard this a thousand times and know this is true — this is the heart and the heat of the Wolverines’ 2018 schedule.