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No. 4 Michigan (5-0, 2-0 B1G) heads on the road this weekend to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-3, 0-2 B1G) in a game that should be ugly.
There is no sugarcoating this one. The Scarlet Knights were drubbed 58-0 at the hands of Ohio State last week and this week’s contest should provide a similar result. This is the first time the Wolverines have played on the road this season, so it would not be a huge shock to see them start out flat, but this is a game where there really is no excuse to not cover the 30-point spread.
It will be interesting to see how Wilton Speight adjusts to playing on the road for the first time this season. Michigan should secure an easy win here, so staying healthy heading into the bye week is paramount as well.
Prediction
Michigan 38, Rutgers 3
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Game Info
Teams: No. 4 Michigan Wolverines (4-0, 1-0 B1G) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-3, 0-2 B1G)
Date: Oct 8th, 2016
Location: High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey (52,454)
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET
Television: ESPN2/WatchESPN App
Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network (for a list of affiliates, click here)
Spread: Michigan -30, O/U 53
Fun Facts
Per U-M’s game notes:
- This is Michigan’s first road trip of 2016.
- Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer and Paul Carcaterra will call the game on the television broadcast.
- Michigan has nine players from the Garden State: junior FB Joe Beneducci (Far Hills), junior OL Juwann Bushell-Beatty (Paramus), freshman DT Michael Dwumfour (Wayne), senior OL Greg Froelich (Maplewood), freshman DE Rashan Gary (Plainfield), freshman DE Ron Johnson (Camden), junior LB Jabrill Peppers (East Orange), sophomore LB Cheyenn Robertson (Union City), and freshman RB Kareem Walker (Wayne)
- Passing game coordinator Jedd Fisch is also a New Jersey native.
- This series is tied at 1-1 with Rutgers winning the first matchup the last time these two teams played at this stadium.
Week Six College Football TV/Streaming Schedule
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
Temple at Memphis | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech | 8:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
(3) Clemson at Boston College | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
SMU at Tulsa | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
UMass at Old Dominion | 8:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
(19) Boise State at New Mexico | 9:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Tulane at UCF | PPD | Rescheduled for Nov. 5 |
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 | ||
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV / Streaming |
Cincinnati at UConn | 11:30 a.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
LSU at (18) Florida | Noon | ESPN / WatchESPN |
(20) Oklahoma vs. Texas (from Dallas, TX) | Noon | FS1 / FS Go |
Auburn at Mississippi State | Noon | SECN / WatchESPN |
East Carolina at USF | Noon | ESPNews / WatchESPN |
Iowa at Minnesota | Noon | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Maryland at Penn State | Noon | BTN / BTN2Go |
Notre Dame at NC State | Noon | ABC / WatchESPN |
Southern Miss at UTSA | Noon | ASN/MASN |
TCU at Kansas | Noon | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh | 12:30 p.m. | ACCN / WatchESPN |
Bowling Green at Ohio | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
(6) Houston at Navy | 3:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Miami (OH) at Akron | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Toledo at Eastern Michigan | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
(9) Tennessee at (8) Texas A&M | 3:30 p.m. | CBS / CBSSports.com |
(25) Virginia Tech at (17) North Carolina | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Indiana at (2) Ohio State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
Air Force at Wyoming | 3:30 p.m. | ROOT SPORTS / MWN |
Army at Duke | 3:30 p.m. | RSN / WatchESPN |
Ball State at Central Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ASN / ESPN3 |
BYU at Michigan State | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic | 3:30 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
Iowa State at Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
Kent State at Buffalo | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Purdue at Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | BTN / BTN2Go |
Texas State at Georgia State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
(21) Colorado at USC | 4:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Vanderbilt at Kentucky | 4:00 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
Hawaii at San Jose State | 4:30 p.m. | Oceanic PPV |
NIU at Western Michigan | 6:30 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
(1) Alabama at (16) Arkansas | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
(4) Michigan at Rutgers | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
Fresno State at Nevada | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Idaho at ULM | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN3 |
Marshall at North Texas | 7:00 p.m. | ASN/MASN |
Syracuse at Wake Forest | 7:00 p.m. | RSN / WatchESPN |
Texas Tech at Kansas State | 7:00 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |
(5) Washington at Oregon | 7:30 p.m. | FOX / FS Go |
Georgia at South Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | SECN / WatchESPN |
(23) Florida State at (10) Miami (FL) | 8:00 p.m. | ABC / WatchESPN |
FIU at UTEP | 8:00 p.m. | CUSA.TV |
California at Oregon State | 9:00 p.m. | Pac-12N / Pac-12.com |
Arizona at (24) Utah | 10:00 p.m. | FS1 / FS Go |
Utah State at Colorado State | 10:00 p.m. | CBSSN / CBSSports.com |
Washington State at (15) Stanford | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN / WatchESPN |
UCLA at Arizona State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN2 / WatchESPN |
UNLV at San Diego State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU / WatchESPN |