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College football season is upon us, and Week 1 is almost underway.
The Wolverines will be hosting the Western Michigan Broncos out of the Mid-American Conference, and the maize and blue have done quite well against WMU and the MAC in general. Michigan is 7-0 all-time when facing the Broncos, and it is are 33-1 all-time against MAC foes. The last time the two teams squared off was back in 2018 when Michigan destroyed WMU, 49-3 in Ann Arbor.
We all know that the maize and blue had a blunder of a season last year going 2-4 — losing all three home games. Michigan is hoping to quickly turn last season into ancient history when they play this Saturday. The Wolverines should have an easy game on paper as they’re 17 point favorites as of Wednesday.
But favorites don’t always come out on top. Western Michigan is coming off of a 4-2 season last year in their conference-only schedule. The Broncos are coming in with a high-powered offense that averaged 42 points-per-game last year – ninth-best in the entire country. WMU is going to come in with belief that they can compete, and it’s going to be up to the Wolverines on how they counter.
Here are three keys to a Michigan win against the Broncos.
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