It has all built up to this.
After an extra year of anticipation due to last year’s COVID-19 cancellation, The Game returns in all its glory this weekend, and the stakes couldn’t be much higher. On the line is a trip to the Big Ten Championship Game and potentially a spot in the College Football Playoff, as Ohio State and Michigan both put their 10-1 records on the table in the final game of the regular season.
Jim Harbaugh and company had a lot of questions to answer this offseason after last year’s disastrous 2-4 run against Big Ten competition, suffering defeats to the likes of Michigan State, Indiana, Wisconsin and Penn State, but the Wolverines have proven to be a resilient bunch with a bounceback campaign in 2021.