Michigan Football: There’s No Doubt The Wolverines Will Be Ready For The Spartans On Saturday
The Michigan Wolverines have the longest active winning streak in the Big Ten conference, and it would be even longer if not for a disappointing loss in East Lansing back in 2021.
The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines will head to East Lansing this weekend for their annual clash with the Michigan State Spartans, although some of the shine feels like it has been taken off of the rivalry game this year. While the Wolverines are a perfect 7-0 and squarely in the national championship conversation, the Spartans are the current bottom feeders in the Big Ten East division – currently sitting at 2-4 overall record that includes an 0-3 record in conference play.
Under normal circumstances, it would be easy for a team like Michigan to take a team like Michigan State for granted, but these aren’t normal circumstances. The Wolverines are currently in the midst of a 22 regular season game winning streak, with the last loss coming back in 2021 season in East Lansing. Although the ’21 loss to the Spartans didn’t derail Michigan from winning the conference championship, it’s certainly a loss that is on the players minds heading into this weekend’s matchup.
Meeting with the media on Monday, head coach Jim Harbaugh offered his thoughts on the Spartans with the rivalry game looming.
“Super tough.” Harbaugh said. As evidenced this past weekend. I think it’s a tough team, and coach Barnett has them playing well and has them on the move. This is a state championship game. We expect one heck of a football game and are preparing for it.”
Harbaugh also mentioned that the Wolverines will be spending the week practicing on natural grass, in order to account for the conditions at Spartan Stadium.
Here’s where the two programs currently rank in several critical categories within the Big Ten conference:
