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Michigan Wolverines vs. Michigan State Football Game Day
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#23 Michigan at #24 Michigan State
Date: Saturday, Nov. 2 | Time: 3:30 p.m. |
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All-Time Series: U-M leads, 68-32-5Last Meeting: Michigan 12, Michigan State 10 (Oct. 20, 2012 – Ann Arbor, Mich.) |
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Michigan Wolverines vs. Michigan State Spartans: Complete Game Preview
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Rivalry Games: Brady Hoke Faces the Tipping Point at Michigan
Michigan Offense to Face Biggest Challenge of the Season
Michigan Bye Week Affords No Rest for Brady Hoke with Spartan Defense Ahead
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Rivalry Games: Brady Hoke Faces the Tipping Point at Michigan
After being embraced by fans eager to forget the Rich Rodriguez years, Brady Hoke now faces the tipping point as Michigan head football coach.
Hoke found great success in his first season when Michigan finished 11-2, defeating both Notre Dame and Ohio State on the way to a BCS bowl victory over Virginia Tech.
But the results since then have been mixed.
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Preview: Michigan and Michigan State Football
Coach Brady Hoke has talked about winning the Big Ten title ever since replacing Rich Rodriguez. Now in his third season at Michigan, Hoke has in-state rival Michigan State blocking the Wolverines’ path in achieving that goal.
The Spartans enter the game with the top-ranked defense in the country while the Wolverines offense has struggled to block consistently all season. Add to the mix that Michigan has struggled on the road under Hoke and it’s obvious that this game represents a major challenge.
The Wolverines, who enter the game as an underdog, will need to find consistency on both offense and defense, something that has eluded them all season.
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Michigan Offense to Face Biggest Challenge of the Season
Michigan remains unbeaten at home in Brady Hoke’s third season, but this game is on the road, where his team has struggled to find offensive consistency.
The Wolverines now return to East Lansing where they were smacked by the Spartans in Hoke’s first season, falling 28-14. The game on the field was not as close as the scoreboard indicated. Hoping for a boost, Michigan wore special uniforms. Unimpressed, the Michigan State defense proceeded to chase them back to Ann Arbor.
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