3 keys for Michigan football vs. the NIU Huskies

Don’t overlook NIU — it already has one big upset under its belt this season!

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The No. 25 Michigan Wolverines are off to a 2-0 start after winning decisively against WMU and Washington to start the season.

The maize and blue are hosting their third straight game of the year when they face the Northern Illinois Huskies on Saturday. This is only the second career matchup between the two teams — the first game was back in 2005 where Michigan won 33-17.

NIU is off to a 1-1 start this season after it upset Georgia Tech in Week 1, but then it lost to Wyoming in a high-scoring affair in Week 2.

Michigan has appeared to change its offensive identity into a running attack, and the Wolverines have the fourth-best rushing attack in the entire country — averaging 339 yards-per-game on the ground.

The Wolverines could be on pace to get over 300 yards on the ground once against his weekend as NIU allows 231 rushing yards-per-game, and this will be the toughest ground game the Huskies have faced to date.

Here are three keys to the game for the Michigan Wolverines.

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