2018 Michigan gameday #5: at Northwestern

It's fall football time in the college ranks and that means another Big Ten matchup for the #14 Wolverines (3-1), winners of their last three after a loss at Notre Dame.  This afternoon Michigan heads to the friendly confines of Evanston, Illinois for a conference tilt against Northwestern.

While the Wildcats are coming off of consecutive losses, Michigan's momentum is heading in the opposite direction after a thumping of Nebraska.  And speaking of momentum, the Wolverines have a five-game win streak on the line against Northwestern, not to mention an overall series record of 57-15-2.  They haven't lost since 2008, and the teams haven't met since coach Jim Harbaugh's first year back in Ann Arbor, 2015.

Michigan heads into this game with plenty of confidence in what's practically a home away from home game thanks to the huge number of alumni living in the Chicago area, not to mention the relatively reasonable travel logistics for others.

That's not to say that this should be an obvious cakewalk given some of the weird games in this series' history  But with the Wolverines kicking things into high gear going into the conference season I'm looking for a solid win today before the team returns for homecoming next Saturday.  Just anything but "M00N", please!

LET'S GO BLUE