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Michigan and Iowa are less than a day away from getting after it in Indianapolis with a Big Ten title on the line. The Wolverines are favored by a pretty large 11 points and most expect U-M to win. Iowa, however, is 10-2 in their own right and is always pesky. If Michigan turns the ball over, which they haven't really done all year, Iowa will have a shot. That's how they've been winning all season...

Michigan is really just one game away from punching a ticket to the College Football Playoff. Obviously beating Iowa is priority No. 1, and would result in the program's first Big Ten title since 2004, but making the playoff and potentially the national championship game are real possibilities for the Wolverines right now. The Michigan football program is flying high, landing recruits and gearing...

Michigan beat up on Ohio State and will now play Iowa for the Big Ten Championship. The Wolverines handled the Buckeyes in every way and will head into the title game as a big favorite. Jim Harbaugh may have just changed the entire trajectory of the program with the win over Ohio State and everything will keep heading in that direction with a win over Iowa, an appearance in the College Football Pl...

THE GAME is here. Nothing more needs to be said.

We're now just two days away from The Game and Michigan fans are diving deeper and deeper into the matchup. How will JJ McCarthy be used if at all? Will Blake Corum play? How much pressure can David Ojabo and Aidan Hutchinson put on CJ Stroud? Can Michigan's secondary handle Ohio State's dynamic wide receivers? All of those questions are swirling ahead of the biggest matchup of the season. We also...

Michigan vs. Ohio State. Not much more needs to be said. The Wolverines and Buckeyes are on a collision course with each other and the winner gets to represent the Big Ten East in the title game in Indianapolis and likely 25% of the College Football Playoff picture. Michigan is currently an 8.5-point underdog, which we discuss in this episode of The Wolverine Digest Podcast , but there's a decent...

Michigan football is going after win No. 10 against Maryland in College Park on Saturday afternoon and most expect them to win pretty easily. If the Wolverines can run the ball, pass in a timely fashion and contain Taulia Tagovailoa even a little bit, the 15.5-point spread should be no problem for the maize and blue. Will JJ McCarthy play and if so, how much? Is Blake Corum going to be available?...

Unfortunately, Michigan basketball experienced its first loss of the season at home against Seton Hall. The Pirates are big, athletic and shoot the ball well, and on Tuesday night, it was enough to beat the Wolverines. Juwan Howard and his squad are going to be fine, but the loss did expose a couple of weak areas in a developing and talented U-M team. We also get into some talking points surroundi...

Jim Harbaugh and Juwan Howard both spoke to the media on Monday and they had very different feels. Howard was more short and terse than normal, while Harbaugh was expectedly chipper and ready for this weekend's game against Maryland that should push his Wolverines to 10-1. We also field several burning questions and chat with U-M tight end Erick All on the heels of his massive play that gave Michi...

Juwan Howard and the Michigan basketball team tipped off its season on Wednesday night against a very solid Buffalo team and came away with a 12-point victory. There's a lot to like about the 2021 version of the Wolverine hoopers and it seems like they're poised to defend the Big Ten title in Howard's third season at the helm. With basketball now underway, that obviously means football season is c...

Even though the game against Michigan State was more than a week ago, people are still talking about the officials and apparent missed calls. Jim Harbaugh was asked about the Big Ten's review of some of those calls and he addressed all of that earlier today. We also talk about the win over Indiana and several things to keep an eye out for this week and this weekend as the Wolverines prepare for th...

Michigan is sitting at 7-1 and will have to bounce back for the first time this season after a tough loss against the Spartans last week. Fortunately for Michigan, a struggling Indiana team is up next inside The Big House. One of Indiana's main struggles this year has been at quarterback as they try to figure out life without Michael Penix. Backup quarterback Jack Tuttle is also out, which means i...

Michigan is 7-1 and No. 7 in the College Football Playoff rankings, but somehow it feels a little empty after last week's loss to Michigan State. Now, Michigan's season is four games long and contains to massive tests — at Penn State and at home against Ohio State. The outcome of those will truly define Michigan's season. If the Wolverines can win out, they'll be in the discussion for the college...

The weekend is over and Michigan's loss to Michigan State still weighs heavy. Sure, the Wolverines are 7-1 and ranked No. 9 in the country in the AP Poll, but Jim Harbaugh is now 3-4 against Michigan State and 0-2 against Mel Tucker as the Spartans moved to 8-0 this year and into the playoff discussion. Technically speaking the Wolverines still have a lot to play for but now it just feels like eve...

The 2021 edition of the Michigan/Michigan State game is one for the ages. No one really seems to know how it will look and depending on who you ask, each team is a lock to win. That's part of what makes the rivalry so fun, but tomorrow's game really does feel like a toss up. And this year, the stakes are higher than they've ever been. You can go position group by position group and try to figure o...

This weekend's top ten matchup between Michigan and Michigan State has so many intriguing storylines. The quarterback matchup is interesting because so far, Michigan State's Payton Thorne has been better than Michigan's Cade McNamara. Despite being 7-0, McNamara has only thrown five touchdown passes and hasn't been asked to do much downfield. What will that mean on Saturday? Michigan State Kenneth...

Michigan vs. Michigan State always has a little stank on it but this year is on another level. Both teams are 7-0, ranked inside the top ten and ready to prove they belong. Neither team has beaten a top flight opponent but, 7-0 is 7-0. There are some legitimate questions surrounding each team but both programs are confident and think they can beat one another. We're all going to know what each pro...

Even though Michigan is favored by a massive 23.5 points, it's hard to figure out exactly how the game against Northwestern will look. Pat Fitzgerald always has his teams ready and Jim Harbaugh correctly said that the Wildcats are always better in the middle and later part of the season than they are at the beginning. Throw in the fact that Michigan has won four of its last five matchups against N...

Michigan is expected to beat up on Northwestern this weekend, but will they? Jim Harbaugh respects the hell out of Pat Fitzgerald and how and his teams approach things and knows that the Wildcats get better each week. We talk with JP Acosta of Wildcats Daily to find out exactly what the Cats will bring with them to Ann Arbor. Not only will the game be worth watching, the newly implemented trophy h...

Blake Corum joins us again to talk about Michigan's 6-0 start, his own goals as a running back, the fastest player on the roster and Mike Hart's influence through six weeks. Corum also explains why Jim Harbaugh called Sunday's practice one of the best he's ever seen. We also touch on Cade McNamara's play through the first half of the season, what Michigan needs to do against Northwestern this Satu...

Friday afternoon marked Michigan basketball's media day and it was definitely eventful. Head coach Juwan Howard spoke with the media for more than 35 minutes and then almost every player took the podium for 10-15 minutes to talk about the early practices, upcoming season, team chemistry and more. After that, we got a chance to watch practice for about 30 minutes, which gave everyone a chance to se...

Michigan is 6-0 and on a bye, which gives everyone a good chance to take a step back and really dissect what the Wolverines have done so far. It's always fun to take inventory and look ahead while the team rests up and gets ready for the second half of the season. Michigan is perfect through six games, but there is a gauntlet ahead down the back stretch of the schedule. We tackle some really tough...

Michigan is just a 2.5-point favorite versus Nebraska, but if you talk to people who cover both programs, you should come away thinking the Wolverines will handle that number with relative ease. The Huskers are 3-3, but the wins are over Fordham, Buffalo and Northwestern. The losses, while close, are to the only teams with a pulse — Illinois, Michigan State and Oklahoma. At the end of the day, it'...

Michigan is 1-0 on the road this season after a very impressive win over Wisconsin last weekend but it's not going to be any easier for the Wolverines moving forward. Jim Harbaugh and his squad will square off against Nebraska this Saturday in the middle of a Husker ascension. As Michigan prepares to take on Nebraska, there are still some questions surrounding this 5-0, ninth-ranked team. Is Cade...

Junior defensive end/linebacker David Ojabo has always had a ton of talent. Now, he's starting to combine that with hand placement, technique, reading offensive linemen, knowledge and scheme. As a result, he has 3.5 sacks on the season and looks like a future NFL player. He stopped by to talk about his background, development, Michigan's defense, COVID and more. We also get into the life and times...