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After starting 3-0 with nonconference foes, No. 19 Michigan opens up with Rutgers on Saturday to start out Big Ten play.
This is just the eighth time the Scarlet Knights and Wolverines have met on the football field with Michigan holding a 6-1 edge.
Outside of 2014, when Rutgers defeated Michigan in the first contest between the two schools, the maize and blue have dominated the series. In a game last year where neither defense could stop the other, the Wolverines defeated the Scarlet Knights, 48-42, in triple-overtime. It was the first game that Cade McNamara got to show Michigan fans what he was capable of when he replaced Joe Milton after the former starter struggled early.
The 2021 Rutgers team appears to be a new animal — it is 3-0 having defeated Temple, Syracuse and Delaware. The Scarlet Knights seem to have a shaky offense, but the defense appears to be as good as it’s been in some time.
Here are the three keys for a Michigan win against Rutgers.
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