Let’s be honest, everything is a ‘what to watch for’ In this one.
Pick a position group, player, concept, coach, scheme — anything — and it will matter. There’s a reason it’s the biggest rivalry in college football. There’s a reason it will draw more eyes than any other Big Ten game this year. And to top it off, The Game will once again feature a top five matchup.
And don’t forget the litany of allegations surrounding the No. 3 Michigan football program, a No. 2 Ohio State group out for revenge and the fact that it may be the most meaningful rendition of The Game on the eve of Big Ten expansion and the dissolution of divisions in the conference. Ryan Day faces a John Cooper beginning to his head coaching career. Harbaugh may not be on the sidelines, but a win would count all the same.
