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The Washington Huskies come to Ann Arbor on Saturday for a primetime affair with the Wolverines in the first meeting since 2002 between the two ball clubs. Michigan won the last matchup — the season opener — in comeback fashion, 31-29, on a Phil Brabbs field goal.
The Wolverines and Huskies were scheduled to meet in 2020 in Seattle, but it was canceled due to COVID-19. The maize and blue hold a slight 7-5 lead in the all-time series.
Michigan is looking to capitalize off of last week’s 47-14 win over Western Michigan. The Wolverines were able to defeat the Broncos due to all three facets of the game, but the run game was particularly explosive. The maize and blue accumulated 335 yards on the ground in Week 1, and Blake Corum stole the show running for a career-high 111 yards and a touchdown. Hassan Haskins added 70 yards of his own while also finding the endzone.
On the other hand, Washington is hoping to make people forget about their upset loss at home in Week 1 to FCS school Montana. The Huskies — who were ranked No. 20 in the AP Top 25 going into the first game — had an abysmal day on offense, only mustering 291 total yards against a much weaker team, throwing for2 26 yards while rushing for a meager 65 yards.
With it being a big, nationally televised contest, here are three keys that Michigan needs to do to come out with a victory.
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