Welcome on into the Wolverine.com podcast. Clayton Safie here with Anthony Broome and Chris Ballas on a Thursday, October 17th.

Got a ton to get to today as we preview Michigan against Illinois in Champaign.

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um but we will get into michigan against illinois here 330 on cbs at memorial stadium

michigan three and a half point favorite ranked on rank matchup the first one at memorial

stadium since michigan was the opponent,

September 23rd, 2000. Michigan wins that game 35-31, but it's been 24 years since there's been a

ranked-on-ranked game inside that stadium. Michigan leads the all-time series, 72 to 23 with two ties.

They won eight of the last 10, 11 of the last 13. Only two wins by Illinois this century have come with Rich Rodriguez as Michigan's head coach. I'm not sure

if those count. If you look back at the record book, I think maybe they do and Illinois will take

them. But just crazy.

And they've only played, this will be the fourth matchup since 2013.

So they haven't played all that often.

But Illinois pulling out all the stops, including their 1920s themed uniforms with the fake leather helmets.

And I think we have a picture of them we'll show here.

But pretty ugly, but I kind of like that there. with the fake leather helmets. And I think we have a picture of them we'll show here.

But pretty, pretty ugly, but I kind of like that they're wearing them.

Something a little bit different.

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