Michigan Football (1-0) looks to add their second win of the young 2017 campaign on Saturday when they host the Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0) in the home opener at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.
The Wolverines moved up three spots in the polls this week up to No. 8 after a mostly-dominant win over the Florida Gators in Dallas in Week 1. This game is not expected to be very close, with Vegas installing Michigan as a 34.5-point favorite in this contest.
This will be the first time that Michigan and Cincinnati have ever met and the second-ever game that former Ohio State assistant Luke Fickell has coached with the Bearcats, so there is a bit of a storyline there.
Something to keep an eye on this week is how sharp Wilton Speight looks after a pair of pick-sixes against the Gators in the first week of the season. Michigan wants to see him get the ball down and hit on more of his deep passes, so it will be interesting to see if they are able to get him in a rhythm we have not seen since last season.
Michigan is a heavy favorite in this game and after the defense they displayed in their 2017 debut, this one will not be all that close. Look for them to blow the spread away in this game.
Prediction: Michigan 45, Cincinnati 0
Game Info
Teams: Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0) vs. No. 8 Michigan Wolverines (1-0
Date: September 9, 2017
Location: Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan (109,901)
Kickoff: 12 p.m. ET
Television: ABC/WatchESPN
Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network (for a list of affiliates, click here)
Spread: Michigan -34.5, O/U 50
Fun Facts
- Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard and Allison Williams will be on the television call for ABC
- This is the first time that Michigan and Cincinnati have met on the football field
- The Wolverines are 23-5-1 against teams that currently are members of the American Athletic Conference
- Michigan is 114-18-3 all-time in home openers
- Jim Harbaugh has won his first two home openers coaching for the Wolverines (35-7 over Oregon State in 2015, 63-3 over Hawaii in 2016)
Week Two Television Schedule
Week 2 Games
Matchup | Time (ET) | TV | Streaming |
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Matchup | Time (ET) | TV | Streaming |
#21 South Florida at Connecticut | 10:30 AM | ESPNews | WatchESPN.com |
Cincinnati at #8 Michigan | 12:00 PM | ABC | WatchESPN.com |
Florida Atlantic at #9 Wisconsin | 12:00 PM | BTN | BTN2Go.com |
Louisiana Monroe at #10 Florida State | 12:00 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
#17 Louisville at North Carolina | 12:00 PM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
Charlotte at #19 Kansas State | 12:00 PM | FSN | FoxSportsGo.com |
Northern Colorado at #22 Florida | 12:00 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Northwestern at Duke | 12:00 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
East Carolina at West Virginia | 12:00 PM | FS2 | FoxSportsGo.com |
Buffalo at Army | 12:00 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
Towson at Maryland | 12:00 PM | BTN | BTN2Go.com |
Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky | 12:00 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
UT Martin at Ole Miss | 12:00 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Iowa at Iowa State | 12:00 PM | ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
Jacksonville State at Georgia Tech | 12:30 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Wake Forest at Boston College | 1:00 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Texas State at Colorado | 2:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
UAB at Ball State | 3:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Fresno State at #1 Alabama | 3:30 PM | ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
Pittsburgh at #4 Penn State | 3:30 PM | ABC | WatchESPN.com |
Delaware at #18 Virginia Tech | 3:30 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
#23 TCU at Arkansas | 3:30 PM | CBS | CBSSports.com |
Tulane at Navy | 3:30 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
Austin Peay at Miami (OH) | 3:30 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois | 3:30 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Howard at Kent State | 3:30 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Villanova at Temple | 3:30 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Savannah State at Appalachian State | 3:30 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Middle Tennessee at Syracuse | 3:30 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Indiana at Virginia | 3:30 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
Old Dominion at UMass | 3:30 PM | None | None |
Western Michigan at Michigan State | 3:30 PM | BTN | BTN2Go.com |
Eastern Michigan at Rutgers | 3:30 PM | BTN | BTN2Go.com |
San José State at Texas | 3:30 PM | Longhorn Network | WatchESPN.com |
Abilene Christian at Colorado State | 3:30 PM | None | WatchStadium.com |
Indiana State at #25 Tennessee | 4:00 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Gardner-Webb at Wyoming | 4:00 PM | AT&T SportsNet | None |
Central Michigan at Kansas | 4:00 PM | FSN | FoxSportsGo.com |
Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt | 4:00 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
Louisiana at Tulsa | 4:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
New Hampshire vs. Georgia Southern (Birmingham, AL) | 4:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Nebraska at Oregon | 4:30 PM | FOX | FoxSportsGo.com |
Hawai'i at UCLA | 5:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
Weber State at California | 5:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
Marshall at NC State | 6:00 PM | ACC Network | WatchESPN.com |
South Dakota at Bowling Green | 6:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Alabama State at Troy | 6:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Akron | 6:30 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
#13 Auburn at #3 Clemson | 7:00 PM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
Toledo at Nevada | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
UNLV at Idaho | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
North Texas at SMU | 7:00 PM | None | WatchESPN.com |
South Carolina at Missouri | 7:00 PM | ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
Nicholls at Texas A&M | 7:00 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
Southern at Southern Mississippi | 7:00 PM | None | WatchStadium.com |
#5 Oklahoma at #2 Ohio State | 7:30 PM | ABC | WatchESPN.com |
Chattanooga at #12 LSU | 7:30 PM | SEC Network | WatchESPN.com |
#15 Georgia at #24 Notre Dame | 7:30 PM | NBC | NBCSports.com |
Mississippi State at Louisiana Tech | 7:30 PM | CBSSN | CBSSports.com |
Montana at #7 Washington | 8:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |
Rice at UTEP | 8:00 PM | None | None |
New Mexico State at New Mexico | 8:00 PM | None | |
UT San Antonio at Baylor | 8:00 PM | FSN | FoxSportsGo.com |
Western Kentucky at Illinois | 8:00 PM | BTN | BTN2Go.com |
#14 Stanford at #6 USC | 8:30 PM | FOX | FoxSportsGo.com |
Minnesota at Oregon State | 10:00 PM | FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com |
Utah at BYU | 10:15 PM | ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |
Boise State at #20 Washington State | 10:30 PM | ESPN | WatchESPN.com |
Houston at Arizona | 10:30 PM | ESPNU | WatchESPN.com |
San Diego State at Arizona State | 11:00 PM | Pac-12 Networks | Pac-12.com |