Michigan will allegedly open its 2026 season against the Western Michigan in Germany. The report came from ON3’s Brett McMarfi, which broke the news on X on Friday.
The festival will be in Frankfurt, Germany, Germany, inside a 55,000 -seat Deutsche Bank Park. The retreating roof football stadium has hosted five NFL games so far.
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Fans on X reacted to the news of playing Michigan in Germany to open the season.
One fan said, “Very dumb. I hope that Ohio State will never do that.”
“This may be a controversial opinion, but I think fans want to see their team playing at home. Neutral site games that suck domestic games,” Said a fans.
The fans continued to defeat the election, and it was meaningless to travel for a game, which could potentially be predicted.
“Traveling 45-7 games is equal to the game to watch 45-7 games. This could be an email,”. ” Another fan said.
“It’s *** 3 hours drive and you’re going to fly around the world to play. What do fans want what they want!” Another fans mentioned.
“Michigan is flying thousands of miles just to lose from the Institute Mac team, it would be hilarious,” Another posted.
As part of the Air Lings College Football Classic in August 2023, this will be the first international college football game after playing the Navy in Dublin, Ireland.
Michigan program appreciates the ability to play internationally in 2026
Michigan coach Sharon Moore discussed the occasion during the Big Ten Media Day on Friday.
“I am excited about football and educational experience that this game can provide to our players,” Moore said in a statement. “We are always looking for unique opportunities to expose our students athletes to other cultures. In the last 10 years, our program has been in Italy, France and South Africa, and this game will provide another opportunity to expand our international fan base.”
Michigan’s athletic director Warde Manuel is particularly excited about the ability to spread the “Go Blue” brand internationally.
“Michigan University College is one of the few worldwide brands of Athletics and interest in playing international games will be unique,” Manuel said. “This will be a great opportunity to teach a new group of fans in Germany.”
The game will be the first international game of Michigan in its 145 -year history. The game will be the first between the fifth of college football in Germany and the FBS programs.
Next year, TCU and North Carolina will also open their weather in Europe on August 29, 2026, from Ireland’s Dublin.
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