Michigan Football: Opener Labeled A High Stakes Game
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Michigan fans completely understand what's on the line Sept. 2 in Arlington, Texas. The Wolverines want to get off to a flying start against Florida.
It's a big ball game for the Gators as well, ESPN confirmed. In a list of the top-10 high-stakes games for 2017, the season kickoff made the list.
ESPN's Adam Rittenburg noted — regarding the No. 5 contest on the list — "Few coaches have come into college football and moved the needle as swiftly as Jim Harbaugh, whether he's sparring with other coaches on Twitter, hobnobbing with the pope in Rome, or making Michigan relevant again. In his first two seasons, he is 5-5 against teams that finished the year ranked in the AP Top 25, and has won 10 games both seasons.
"He has yet to beat Ohio State, though, and Michigan dropped three of its last four games to end last season. So beating up on the SEC and Florida for the second time in three years (the Wolverines routed the Gators 41-7 in the 2016 Citrus Bowl) would be a nice start to Year No. 3 for Harbaugh. And from the Florida perspective, what better way for coach Jim McElwain to kick off his third season than to exact a little revenge on the Wolverines?"
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