Michigan has been one of the surprise teams of the early part of the 2011 season, as the Wolverines have gone from unranked afterthought and turned into a Top 15 contender in just a few weeks time.
Michigan is 5-0 behind the play of QB Denard Robinson and a defense that has taken a big step forward after last year’s dismal showing.
It’s hard to tell if Michigan is actually for real or not, considering that Notre Dame is the only notable team that the Wolverines have beaten, plus, they’ve spent the first five weeks of the season in Ann Arbor.
Now it’s time to leave the Big House and head out on the road for a matchup with Northwestern on Saturday.
It should be interesting to see how this team handles its first road trip of the season.
The Wildcats have QB Dan Persa back and they’ll be looking to make a statement against Michigan after falling short in their game against No. 19 Illinois a week ago.
A big problem for Michigan during the Rich Rodriguez era was the fact that the Wolverines were so inconsistent away from home. During Rodriguez’s three seasons, Michigan was just 4-10 in true road games.
We’ll have to see if new head coach Brady Hoke can reverse that trend.
Hoke was only 4-8 on the road during his two years at San Diego State.
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