Ahead of one of the biggest editions of THE GAME we salute Mr. Hassan Haskins, who entered Meechigan Football's Valhalla after his five-touchdown performance against the Bucks in 2021. Haskins turns 23 on Saturday so let's hope it's a maize and blue birthday for #25. We also revisit the history of U-M playing on Thanksgiving Day and other recent victories against Ohio including the Ten-Year War. Go Blue!
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Michigan Leaves the Big Ten | This Week In Michigan Football History
Today we take a look at the conference reforms that led Michigan to leave the Big Ten in the early 1900s. But while we were an Independent, we managed to schedule Minnesota. And thank goodness we did - those non-conference match-ups with the Gophers launched the Little Brown Jug rivalry. Michigan returned to the conference in 1917 and it didn't take long to return to our winning ways. Go Blue!
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Woody & The Tantrums (1971)
On November 20, 1971 the Buckeyes visited Ann Arbor for the third ep of the Ten Year War. Late in the game with Michigan trailing, Billy Taylor shot around the right side, picked up a couple blocks and scored one of the greatest TDs in team history - "Touchdown Billy Taylor." Did you know that Woody went berserk shortly after that play? The Story:
