Good morning, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Happy Tuesday, everybody.

It is Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

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It has been 1,837 days since Ohio State last beat Michigan on the football field.

And in exactly three weeks, the Michigan Wolverines will be back on the field for the final game of 2024,

as they will play in the ReliQuest Bowl.

And that is, of course, as I said, coming up in three weeks from today, as the Michigan

versus Alabama will be that game coming up.

And, of course, we'll get obviously a lot more into that game over these next three weeks.

Michigan's going to get into bowl practices.

We'll bring you some of the buzz from bowl practices as that gets rolling along as well. But between now and then a lot to get to, obviously, when it comes to other things going on,

including the Lions.

We'll hear from Dan Campbell coming up in a little bit here on the shows.

The Lions have a big one coming up this Sunday at Ford Field.

If you were watching some pregame coverage on Sunday, Jay Glazer on Fox reported that the Lions are quote unquote holding out hope

that Aiden can return for the NFC championship game.

And that is now obviously moving that timetable up a little bit because we've talked

about that timetable from the beginning being potentially the Super Bowl.

But if the Lions are hold quote unquote holding out hope for the nfc championship game part of that

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