At Big Ten media days this past July, Jim Harbaugh stood at the podium and told everyone in the crowd what Michigan’s four goals were for the season.
“So our goals would be to beat Ohio State and Michigan State in the same year, win the Big Ten Championship, and win the national championship,” said Harbaugh. “Those are our four goals.”
Michigan has accomplished two of those goals. The third could come this weekend when the Wolverines face Purdue at the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis. It’s been a while since the maize and blue played the Boilermakers.
The last time the two teams were on the same field against one another was in 2017. Michigan beat Purdue, in West Lafayette, 28-10, that year. The Wolverines have won four straight games against Purdue.
The maize and blue go into Saturday night heavily favored to win the conference for the second straight year, but Michigan cannot overlook the 8-4 Boilermakers.
Here are our three keys to a Michigan win.