Michigan football will play at Michigan State on Oct. 30 and not Oct. 16, according to the Big Ten’s revised 2021 conference schedule.
The schedules were released on Big Ten Network on Friday afternoon.
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While the Wolverines’ nine conference opponents remained unchanged, some of the dates did change.
Michigan’s road game at Nebraska has been moved up to Oct. 9 after being previously scheduled for Oct. 30. The Wolverines have a bye on Oct. 16; that date was originally supposed to be the date of the Michigan State game, and the bye was originally scheduled for Oct. 23.
Now, U-M will host Northwestern on Oct. 23, when that game was previously scheduled for Nov. 6. And in Week 10 on Nov. 6, U-M will play Indiana in a game that was previously scheduled for Oct. 9.
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The first five and final three games of the Wolverines’ schedule remain unchanged.
Michigan’s 2021 schedule
Week 1: Western Michigan
Week 2: Washington
Week 3: Northern Illinois
Week 4: Rutgers
Week 5: at Wisconsin
Week 6: at Nebraska
Week 7: Bye
Week 8: Northwestern
Week 9: at Michigan State
Week 10: Indiana
Week 11: at Penn State
Week 12: at Maryland
Week 13: Ohio State
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan football schedule 2021: Ohio State game at home
